Petra Diamonds (PDL) Competitors

Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) and Tharisa (LON:THS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, earnings and risk.

Is PDL or THS more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 11.49% compared to Petra Diamonds' net margin of -4.85%. Tharisa's return on equity of 12.09% beat Petra Diamonds' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petra Diamonds	-4.85%	-3.23%	-9.26%
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%

Is PDL or THS a better dividend stock?

Petra Diamonds pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Petra Diamonds pays out -57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tharisa pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Petra Diamonds is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PDL or THS?

38.1% of Petra Diamonds shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. 48.6% of Petra Diamonds shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Tharisa shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, PDL or THS?

Petra Diamonds has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PDL or THS?

Petra Diamonds received 1011 more outperform votes than Tharisa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.82% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 81.40% of users gave Petra Diamonds an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Petra Diamonds	Outperform Votes 1252 81.40%	Underperform Votes 286 18.60%
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 241 82.82%	Underperform Votes 50 17.18%

Which has better earnings & valuation, PDL or THS?

Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Petra Diamonds. Petra Diamonds is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tharisa, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Petra Diamonds	£234.95M	0.29	-£11.38M	-£3.49	-7.77
Tharisa	£842.77M	0.24	£96.84M	£21.85	2.54

Does the media prefer PDL or THS?

In the previous week, Tharisa had 1 more articles in the media than Petra Diamonds. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tharisa and 0 mentions for Petra Diamonds. Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Petra Diamonds' score of 0.00 indicating that Tharisa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Petra Diamonds	Neutral
Tharisa	Positive

Do analysts rate PDL or THS?

Tharisa has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 134.15%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Petra Diamonds.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petra Diamonds	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Tharisa beats Petra Diamonds on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.