South32 (S32) Competitors GBX 148 0.00 (0.00%) 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, PRE, and BSEShould 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. Adriatic Metals Kenmare Resources Griffin Mining Sovereign Metals SolGold Kore Potash Ecora Resources Capital Pensana Base Resources 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in S32 or ADT1? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSouth32Outperform Votes531.25% Underperform Votes1168.75% Adriatic MetalsOutperform Votes1885.71% Underperform Votes314.29% Which has higher valuation and earnings, S32 or ADT1? 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 RatioSouth32£6.03B1.38£100.01M£1.42103.99Adriatic MetalsN/AN/A-£68.31M-£13.26-17.31 Is S32 or ADT1 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 South321.66% 0.58% 0.23% Adriatic Metals N/A -36.22%-6.80% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in S32 or ADT1? 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. Does the media refer more to S32 or ADT1? 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 Which has more volatility & risk, S32 or ADT1? 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. Do analysts recommend S32 or ADT1? 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) 2.00Adriatic Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 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£8.32B£1.05B£3.19B£2.93BDividend Yield2.02%6.20%5.04%4.90%P/E Ratio103.9958.6576.00129.28Price / Sales1.3821,665.1826,914,679,906,559,100.00243,462.15Price / CashN/A24.7024.2628.09Price / Book0.496.745.374.60Net Income£100.01M£71.02M£155.01M£5.92B7 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 Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)S32South32N/AGBX 148flatGBX 205+38.5%-24.8%£8.32B£6.03B103.999,616ADT1Adriatic Metals0.0582 of 5 starsGBX 244.50-1.8%GBX 180-26.4%+16.4%£999.74MN/A-18.44296KMRKenmare Resources4.2518 of 5 starsGBX 390+0.4%GBX 580+48.7%+12.9%£431.14M£440.17M5.491,687News CoverageGap DownGFMGriffin Mining1.6823 of 5 starsGBX 163.35-0.5%GBX 190+16.3%+9.6%£376.76M£196.43M18.25448News CoverageSVMLSovereign Metals1.4168 of 5 starsGBX 30.50-3.2%GBX 55+80.3%+8.1%£363.67MN/A-18.43N/ASOLGSolGoldN/AGBX 6.83-3.9%N/A-25.2%£256.15MN/A-4.18461High Trading VolumeKP2Kore PotashN/AGBX 3.49+2.1%N/A+71.9%£191.35M£181.33M-161,712.9621News CoverageGap DownECOREcora Resources4.5528 of 5 starsGBX 61.93-0.8%GBX 137.50+122.0%-16.6%£190.38M£94.02M8.1750Dividend CutCAPDCapital2.7976 of 5 starsGBX 71.88-0.2%GBX 60-16.5%-28.9%£175.65M£416.20M6.042,739PREPensanaN/AGBX 40.62+1.5%N/A+161.7%£150.13MN/A-30.541Positive NewsBSEBase ResourcesN/AN/AGBX 13+∞N/A£143.91M£135.11M-387.501,744 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 Pensana 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 6/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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