South32 (S32) Competitors GBX 148.40 +0.40 (+0.27%) As of 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock S32 vs. ADT1, KMR, GFM, SVML, SOLG, KP2, ECOR, CAPD, BSE, and TRRShould you be buying South32 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of South32 include Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Griffin Mining (GFM), Sovereign Metals (SVML), SolGold (SOLG), Kore Potash (KP2), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Capital (CAPD), Base Resources (BSE), and Trident Royalties (TRR). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry. South32 vs. Adriatic Metals Kenmare Resources Griffin Mining Sovereign Metals SolGold Kore Potash Ecora Resources Capital Base Resources Trident Royalties Adriatic Metals (LON:ADT1) and South32 (LON:S32) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ADT1 or S32? 31.2% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of South32 shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of South32 shares are owned 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. Which has more risk and volatility, ADT1 or S32? Adriatic Metals has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South32 has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ADT1 or S32? In the previous week, Adriatic Metals had 2 more articles in the media than South32. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Adriatic Metals and 0 mentions for South32. Adriatic Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat South32's score of 0.00 indicating that Adriatic Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Adriatic Metals Neutral South32 Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADT1 or S32? Adriatic Metals received 13 more outperform votes than South32 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 85.71% of users gave Adriatic Metals an outperform vote while only 31.25% of users gave South32 an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAdriatic MetalsOutperform Votes1885.71% Underperform Votes314.29%South32Outperform Votes531.25% Underperform Votes1168.75% Do analysts rate ADT1 or S32? Adriatic Metals currently has a consensus price target of GBX 180, indicating a potential downside of 21.05%. South32 has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential upside of 38.14%. Given South32's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has stronger valuation & 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 MetalsN/AN/A-£68.31M-£13.26-17.20South32£6.03B1.38£100.01M£1.42104.27 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% SummarySouth32 beats Adriatic Metals on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get South32 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for S32 and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£8.35B£1.06B£3.09B£2.68BDividend Yield2.02%6.19%5.21%5.05%P/E Ratio104.2739.1671.91134.32Price / Sales1.3819,476.6425,591,212,775,234,100.00203,702.45Price / CashN/A25.1624.3428.02Price / Book0.496.665.193.79Net Income£100.01M£70.70M£156.48M£5.89B7 Day Performance3.06%0.90%1.66%7.78%1 Month Performance14.15%6.38%4.64%29.45%1 Year Performance-28.24%44.22%15.14%119.74% South32 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)S32South32N/AGBX 148.40+0.3%GBX 205+38.1%-27.1%£8.35B£6.03B104.279,616ADT1Adriatic Metals0.1544 of 5 starsGBX 192.78-1.9%GBX 180-6.6%-12.8%£788.26MN/A-14.54296Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeKMRKenmare Resources4.172 of 5 starsGBX 410+0.5%GBX 580+41.5%+6.0%£453.25M£440.17M5.781,687GFMGriffin Mining1.0358 of 5 starsGBX 174+0.9%GBX 190+9.2%+14.4%£401.32M£196.43M19.44448SVMLSovereign MetalsN/AGBX 31.73+0.7%GBX 55+73.3%+7.9%£378.37MN/A-19.17N/AGap UpSOLGSolGoldN/AGBX 7.15flatN/A-28.6%£268.15MN/A-4.38461Positive NewsKP2Kore PotashN/AGBX 3.52+5.1%N/A+241.2%£192.83M£181.33M-162,962.9621Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeECOREcora Resources4.1577 of 5 starsGBX 58.40+0.5%GBX 137.50+135.4%-30.8%£179.54M£94.02M7.7150Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeCAPDCapital2.6211 of 5 starsGBX 69.80-1.1%GBX 60-14.0%-29.8%£170.58M£416.20M5.872,739BSEBase ResourcesN/AN/AGBX 13+∞N/A£143.91M£135.11M-387.501,744TRRTrident RoyaltiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£142.44M£9.52M4,860.009 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Adriatic Metals Competitors Kenmare Resources Competitors Griffin Mining Competitors Sovereign Metals Competitors SolGold Competitors Kore Potash Competitors Ecora Resources Competitors Capital Competitors Base Resources Competitors Trident Royalties 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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