Resolute Mining (RSG) Competitors

Resolute Mining (LON:RSG) and 4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) 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 earnings, risk, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, RSG or FOUR?

Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 4imprint Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer RSG or FOUR?

In the previous week, 4imprint Group had 1 more articles in the media than Resolute Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for 4imprint Group and 0 mentions for Resolute Mining. 4imprint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.13 beat Resolute Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that 4imprint Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Resolute Mining	Neutral
4imprint Group	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RSG or FOUR?

69.0% of Resolute Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Resolute Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer RSG or FOUR?

Resolute Mining currently has a consensus target price of GBX 38, suggesting a potential upside of 40.22%. 4imprint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 7,365, suggesting a potential upside of 114.41%. Given 4imprint Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than Resolute Mining.

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
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RSG or FOUR?

4imprint Group received 265 more outperform votes than Resolute Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.66% of users gave Resolute Mining an outperform vote while only 72.71% of users gave 4imprint Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Resolute Mining	Outperform Votes 52 89.66%	Underperform Votes 6 10.34%
4imprint Group	Outperform Votes 317 72.71%	Underperform Votes 119 27.29%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, RSG or FOUR?

4imprint Group has higher revenue and earnings than Resolute Mining. 4imprint Group 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	0.88	£15.35M	£0.46	58.86
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.71	£139.98M	£314.05	10.94

Is RSG or FOUR more profitable?

4imprint Group has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Resolute Mining's net margin of 1.88%. 4imprint Group's return on equity of 78.95% beat Resolute Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resolute Mining	1.88%	1.90%	6.41%
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%

Summary

4imprint Group beats Resolute Mining on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.