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South32 (S32) Competitors

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GBX 151.40 -2.60 (-1.69%)
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S32 vs. ADT1, SOLG, PRE, GFM, KMR, ECOR, SVML, CAPD, KP2, and MKA

Should you be buying South32 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of South32 include Adriatic Metals (ADT1), SolGold (SOLG), Pensana (PRE), Griffin Mining (GFM), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Sovereign Metals (SVML), Capital (CAPD), Kore Potash (KP2), and Mkango Resources (MKA). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.

South32 vs. Its Competitors

South32 (LON:S32) and Adriatic Metals (LON:ADT1) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

South32 has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adriatic Metals has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

43.9% of South32 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of South32 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, South32's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Adriatic Metals'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
South32 Neutral
Adriatic Metals Neutral

South32 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 125, indicating a potential downside of 17.44%. Adriatic Metals has a consensus price target of GBX 277, indicating a potential downside of 13.44%. Given Adriatic Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Adriatic Metals is more favorable than South32.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
South32
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.67
Adriatic Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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
South321.66% 0.58% 0.23%
Adriatic Metals N/A -36.22%-6.80%

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 Ratio
South32£5.78B1.18£100.01M£4.7032.21
Adriatic Metals£27.59M40.08-£68.31M-£13.26-24.14

Summary

South32 beats Adriatic Metals on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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S32 vs. The Competition

MetricSouth32Other Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.80B£1.12B£3.80B£2.57B
Dividend Yield2.97%6.10%5.07%5.38%
P/E Ratio32.2121.1921.87500.32
Price / Sales1.1859,387.7123,075.0098,879.49
Price / CashN/A24.7024.3427.90
Price / Book0.509.037.258.11
Net Income£100.01M£71.69M£148.76M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.05%-0.01%0.23%-0.58%
1 Month Performance18.65%19.68%11.31%0.81%
1 Year Performance-20.90%110.94%58.57%130.24%

South32 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
S32
South32
0.559 of 5 stars
GBX 151.40
-1.7%
GBX 125
-17.4%
-19.5%£6.80B£5.78B32.219,616
ADT1
Adriatic Metals
0.0792 of 5 stars
GBX 320
flat
GBX 277
-13.4%
N/A£1.11B£27.59M-24.14296
SOLG
SolGold
2.4793 of 5 stars
GBX 15.20
-0.1%
GBX 46
+202.6%
+89.2%£456.17MN/A-1,266.67461
PRE
Pensana
N/AGBX 146.50
+5.4%
N/A+511.6%£443.11MN/A-8,049.451
GFM
Griffin Mining
1.015 of 5 stars
GBX 179.50
-3.0%
GBX 200
+11.4%
+27.3%£317.13M£120.56M3,663.27448Gap Down
KMR
Kenmare Resources
N/AGBX 306
-4.1%
GBX 370
+20.9%
-20.1%£270.61M£417.32M-527.591,687
ECOR
Ecora Resources
2.7472 of 5 stars
GBX 89
-1.3%
GBX 135
+51.7%
+33.0%£221.66M£25.99M-741.6750
SVML
Sovereign Metals
N/AGBX 34
+1.5%
N/A+8.6%£219.96MN/A-513.60N/A
CAPD
Capital
2.6484 of 5 stars
GBX 107
+3.9%
GBX 60
-43.9%
+48.7%£210.49M£337.77M910.642,739Gap Up
KP2
Kore Potash
N/AGBX 3.70
+5.7%
N/A+6.9%£179.68MN/A-12,333.3321
MKA
Mkango Resources
N/AGBX 51
flat
N/A+908.7%£171.36MN/A-6,455.70N/A

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This page (LON:S32) was last updated on 10/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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