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S32 vs. ADT1, KMR, GFM, SVML, SOLG, KP2, ECOR, CAPD, PRE, and BSE

Should 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), Pensana (PRE), and Base Resources (BSE). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.

South32 vs.

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

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
South32Outperform Votes
5
31.25%
Underperform Votes
11
68.75%
Adriatic MetalsOutperform Votes
18
85.71%
Underperform Votes
3
14.29%

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£6.03B1.38£100.01M£1.42103.99
Adriatic MetalsN/AN/A-£68.31M-£13.26-17.31

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%

44.5% of South32 shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.2% of Adriatic Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of South32 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Adriatic Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Adriatic Metals had 1 more articles in the media than South32. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Adriatic Metals and 0 mentions for South32. Adriatic Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat South32's score of 0.00 indicating that Adriatic Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
South32 Neutral
Adriatic Metals Neutral

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

South32 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential upside of 38.51%. Adriatic Metals has a consensus price target of GBX 180, indicating a potential downside of 21.57%. Given South32's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe South32 is more favorable than Adriatic Metals.

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

Summary

South32 beats Adriatic Metals on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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S32 vs. The Competition

MetricSouth32Other Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£8.32B£1.05B£3.19B£2.93B
Dividend Yield2.02%6.20%5.04%4.90%
P/E Ratio103.9958.6576.00129.28
Price / Sales1.3821,665.1826,914,679,906,559,100.00243,462.15
Price / CashN/A24.7024.2628.09
Price / Book0.496.745.374.60
Net Income£100.01M£71.02M£155.01M£5.92B
7 Day Performance2.92%1.13%1.67%7.19%
1 Month Performance10.45%7.10%6.58%16.99%
1 Year Performance-21.40%24.48%20.98%83.15%

South32 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
S32
South32
N/AGBX 148
flat
GBX 205
+38.5%
-24.8%£8.32B£6.03B103.999,616
ADT1
Adriatic Metals
0.0582 of 5 stars
GBX 244.50
-1.8%
GBX 180
-26.4%
+16.4%£999.74MN/A-18.44296
KMR
Kenmare Resources
4.2518 of 5 stars
GBX 390
+0.4%
GBX 580
+48.7%
+12.9%£431.14M£440.17M5.491,687News Coverage
Gap Down
GFM
Griffin Mining
1.6823 of 5 stars
GBX 163.35
-0.5%
GBX 190
+16.3%
+9.6%£376.76M£196.43M18.25448News Coverage
SVML
Sovereign Metals
1.4168 of 5 stars
GBX 30.50
-3.2%
GBX 55
+80.3%
+8.1%£363.67MN/A-18.43N/A
SOLG
SolGold
N/AGBX 6.83
-3.9%
N/A-25.2%£256.15MN/A-4.18461High Trading Volume
KP2
Kore Potash
N/AGBX 3.49
+2.1%
N/A+71.9%£191.35M£181.33M-161,712.9621News Coverage
Gap Down
ECOR
Ecora Resources
4.5528 of 5 stars
GBX 61.93
-0.8%
GBX 137.50
+122.0%
-16.6%£190.38M£94.02M8.1750Dividend Cut
CAPD
Capital
2.7976 of 5 stars
GBX 71.88
-0.2%
GBX 60
-16.5%
-28.9%£175.65M£416.20M6.042,739
PRE
Pensana
N/AGBX 40.62
+1.5%
N/A+161.7%£150.13MN/A-30.541Positive News
BSE
Base Resources
N/AN/AGBX 13
+∞
N/A£143.91M£135.11M-387.501,744

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This page (LON:S32) was last updated on 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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