PDL vs. GEM, EUA, COBR, UFO, FME, ROCK, FMET, CMRS, GEMD, and BOD
Should you be buying Petra Diamonds stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Petra Diamonds include Gemfields Group (GEM), Eurasia Mining (EUA), Cobra Resources (COBR), Alien Metals (UFO), Future Metals (FME), Rockfire Resources (ROCK), Fulcrum Metals (FMET), Critical Mineral Resources (CMRS), Gem Diamonds (GEMD), and Botswana Diamonds (BOD). These companies are all part of the "other precious metals & mining" industry.
Petra Diamonds vs. Its Competitors
Gemfields Group (LON:GEM) and Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Petra Diamonds has a net margin of -4.85% compared to Gemfields Group's net margin of -5.33%. Gemfields Group's return on equity of -2.88% beat Petra Diamonds' return on equity.
8.3% of Gemfields Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.8% of Petra Diamonds shares are held by institutional investors. 47.6% of Gemfields Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of Petra Diamonds shares are held 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.
Petra Diamonds has higher revenue and earnings than Gemfields Group. Gemfields Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petra Diamonds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Gemfields Group has a beta of 0.11, meaning that its share price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petra Diamonds has a beta of 1.45, meaning that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Gemfields Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Petra Diamonds'average media sentiment score.
Summary
Petra Diamonds beats Gemfields Group on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:PDL) was last updated on 10/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff