South32 (S32) Competitors GBX 127 -1.60 (-1.24%) As of 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock S32 vs. ADT1, SOLG, GFM, PRE, KMR, SVML, ECOR, CAPD, KP2, and BSEShould you be buying South32 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of South32 include Adriatic Metals (ADT1), SolGold (SOLG), Griffin Mining (GFM), Pensana (PRE), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Sovereign Metals (SVML), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Capital (CAPD), Kore Potash (KP2), and Base Resources (BSE). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry. South32 vs. Its Competitors Adriatic Metals SolGold Griffin Mining Pensana Kenmare Resources Sovereign Metals Ecora Resources Capital Kore Potash Base Resources Adriatic Metals (LON:ADT1) and South32 (LON:S32) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings. Does the media refer more to ADT1 or S32? In the previous week, South32 had 1 more articles in the media than Adriatic Metals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for South32 and 0 mentions for Adriatic Metals. Adriatic Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled South32'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Adriatic Metals Neutral South32 Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in ADT1 or S32? 1.1% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of South32 shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.5% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of South32 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. Do analysts prefer ADT1 or S32? Adriatic Metals presently has a consensus target price of GBX 277, indicating a potential downside of 13.44%. South32 has a consensus target price of GBX 125, indicating a potential downside of 1.57%. Given South32's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe South32 is more favorable than Adriatic Metals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Adriatic Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00South32 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Is ADT1 or S32 more profitable? South32 has a net margin of 1.66% compared to Adriatic Metals' net margin of 0.00%. South32's return on equity of 0.58% beat Adriatic Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Adriatic MetalsN/A -36.22% -6.80% South32 1.66%0.58%0.23% Which has more volatility and risk, ADT1 or S32? Adriatic Metals has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South32 has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ADT1 or S32? South32 has higher revenue and earnings than Adriatic Metals. Adriatic Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than South32, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAdriatic Metals£27.59M40.08-£68.31M-£13.26-24.14South32£5.78B0.99£100.01M£0.052,702.13 SummarySouth32 beats Adriatic Metals on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding S32 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 S32 vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSouth32Other Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£5.71B£995.68M£3.59B£2.57BDividend Yield3.65%6.12%5.05%5.30%P/E Ratio2,702.13122.14157.405,413.34Price / Sales0.9935,075.4916,932.8896,831.90Price / CashN/A24.7024.1827.93Price / Book0.428.406.538.43Net Income£100.01M£71.69M£149.17M£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.63%2.23%1.87%0.35%1 Month Performance-9.93%12.56%10.12%44.36%1 Year Performance-22.23%66.73%44.95%164.68% South32 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)S32South320.2379 of 5 starsGBX 127-1.2%GBX 125-1.6%-21.1%£5.71B£5.78B2,702.139,616ADT1Adriatic MetalsN/AGBX 320flatGBX 277-13.4%N/A£1.11B£27.59M-24.14296SOLGSolGold2.4362 of 5 starsGBX 16.46-1.2%GBX 46+179.5%+75.9%£493.98MN/A-1,496.36461GFMGriffin Mining1.0504 of 5 starsGBX 193+1.0%GBX 200+3.6%+25.0%£355.51M£142.60M3,174.34448PREPensanaN/AGBX 114.50-8.8%N/AN/A£342.55MN/A-6,291.211Positive NewsKMRKenmare Resources2.1921 of 5 starsGBX 313.50-0.6%GBX 370+18.0%-3.2%£277.24M£417.32M-540.521,687SVMLSovereign MetalsN/AGBX 33flatN/A+8.2%£213.49MN/A-615.67N/AGap UpECOREcora Resources3.4596 of 5 starsGBX 77.30+1.7%GBX 135+74.6%+15.0%£192.52M£25.99M-644.1750CAPDCapital0.9206 of 5 starsGBX 91.05-0.4%GBX 60-34.1%+8.1%£179.12M£337.77M774.892,739KP2Kore PotashN/AGBX 3.15flatN/A+65.7%£152.97MN/A-145,833.3321News CoverageBSEBase ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£143.91M£135.11M-387.501,744 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Adriatic Metals Competitors SolGold Competitors Griffin Mining Competitors Pensana Competitors Kenmare Resources Competitors Sovereign Metals Competitors Ecora Resources Competitors Capital Competitors Kore Potash Competitors Base Resources 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:S32) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFanatics Hit $31B-Is This Nasdaq Next?Fanatics built an empire by owning the fan experience-scaling to a $31B valuation. 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