Resolute Mining (RSG) Competitors

Resolute Mining (LON:RSG) and Herald (LON:HRI) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and profitability.

Do analysts prefer RSG or HRI?

Resolute Mining currently has a consensus target price of GBX 47, suggesting a potential upside of 29.48%. Given Resolute Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Resolute Mining is more favorable than Herald.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Resolute Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Herald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RSG or HRI?

69.0% of Resolute Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Herald shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Resolute Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Herald shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to RSG or HRI?

In the previous week, Resolute Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Herald. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Resolute Mining and 0 mentions for Herald. Resolute Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Herald's score of -0.50 indicating that Resolute Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Resolute Mining	Neutral
Herald	Negative

Is RSG or HRI more profitable?

Herald has a net margin of 107.72% compared to Resolute Mining's net margin of 1.88%. Herald's return on equity of 14.78% beat Resolute Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resolute Mining	1.88%	1.90%	6.41%
Herald	107.72%	14.78%	9.22%

Which has more risk & volatility, RSG or HRI?

Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herald has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, RSG or HRI?

Herald has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Resolute Mining. Herald is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resolute Mining, 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
Resolute Mining	£817.76M	1.18	£15.35M	£0.46	78.85
Herald	£162.63M	7.23	£175.20M	£346.54	6.72

Summary

Resolute Mining beats Herald on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.