Metals Exploration (MTL) Competitors GBX 13.71 -0.59 (-4.13%) As of 08:41 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock MTL vs. HGM, PAF, ACA, RSG, AMRQ, CMCL, THX, AAZ, ALTN, and SRBShould you be buying Metals Exploration stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Metals Exploration include Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) (HGM), Pan African Resources (PAF), Acacia Mining (ACA), Resolute Mining (RSG), Amaroq Minerals (AMRQ), Caledonia Mining (CMCL), Thor Explorations (THX), Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ), AltynGold (ALTN), and Serabi Gold (SRB). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry. Metals Exploration vs. Its Competitors Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) Pan African Resources Acacia Mining Resolute Mining Amaroq Minerals Caledonia Mining Thor Explorations Anglo Asian Mining AltynGold Serabi Gold Metals Exploration (LON:MTL) and Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) (LON:HGM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Is MTL or HGM more profitable? Metals Exploration has a net margin of 83.77% compared to Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Metals Exploration's return on equity of 86.94% beat Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Metals Exploration83.77% 86.94% 3.75% Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor MTL or HGM? In the previous week, Metals Exploration had 5 more articles in the media than Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L). MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Metals Exploration and 0 mentions for Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L). Metals Exploration's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Metals Exploration is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Metals Exploration Positive Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) Neutral Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MTL or HGM? Metals Exploration has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L). Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Metals Exploration, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMetals Exploration£260.56M1.71£218.27M£5.322.58Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)£415.23M0.00N/A£46.30N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTL or HGM? 12.0% of Metals Exploration shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.0% of Metals Exploration shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryMetals Exploration beats Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Metals Exploration News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MTL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MTL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart MTL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMetals ExplorationGold IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£444.28M£1.82B£3.27B£2.96BDividend Yield4.02%6.03%5.15%5.02%P/E Ratio2.58398.4492.16148.63Price / Sales1.71205,897,301,281,675,000.0027,226,089,426,215,300.00277,924.39Price / Cash5.1322.0523.9227.97Price / Book1.508.085.884.58Net Income£218.27M£9.02M£147.76M£5.90B7 Day Performance24.64%1.98%2.20%1.43%1 Month Performance59.42%9.26%4.66%4.77%1 Year Performance201.32%43.87%25.01%82.68% Metals Exploration Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MTLMetals ExplorationN/AGBX 13.71-4.1%N/A+214.3%£444.28M£260.56M2.58791Positive NewsHGMHighland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.09B£415.23M6.47N/APAFPan African Resources1.5479 of 5 starsGBX 47.10+0.2%GBX 36.50-22.5%+80.8%£1.03B£266.93M22.242,469ACAAcacia MiningN/AN/AN/AN/A£959.60M£645.41M468.005,230High Trading VolumeRSGResolute Mining2.9074 of 5 starsGBX 30.50+2.2%GBX 38+24.6%-0.6%£812.62M£817.76M66.2540,000Gap DownAMRQAmaroq Minerals1.2651 of 5 starsGBX 78.47-0.7%GBX 125+59.3%+27.6%£570.56MN/A-14.56N/ACMCLCaledonia MiningN/AGBX 1,490+4.2%N/A+93.6%£363.48M£221.34M37.571,718High Trading VolumeTHXThor Explorations0.8183 of 5 starsGBX 40.78+1.3%GBX 32.50-20.3%+170.0%£339.08M£190.31M6.23N/AAAZAnglo Asian MiningN/AGBX 165+1.5%N/A+105.0%£220.56M£33.42M-7.52950ALTNAltynGoldN/AGBX 520+0.8%N/A+261.0%£168.47M£76.37M14.86477Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSRBSerabi GoldN/AGBX 166.30-1.6%N/A+150.4%£158.06M£108.05M7.99646Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies HGM Competitors PAF Competitors ACA Competitors RSG Competitors AMRQ Competitors CMCL Competitors THX Competitors AAZ Competitors ALTN Competitors SRB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MTL) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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