South32 (S32) Competitors

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

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 Metals	N/A	-36.22%	-6.80%
South32	1.66%	0.58%	0.23%

Does the media favor ADT1 or S32?

In the previous week, Adriatic Metals and Adriatic Metals both had 1 articles in the media. Adriatic Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled South32'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adriatic Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
South32	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adriatic Metals	Outperform Votes 18 85.71%	Underperform Votes 3 14.29%
South32	Outperform Votes 5 31.25%	Underperform Votes 11 68.75%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ADT1 or S32?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ADT1 or S32?

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

Do analysts prefer ADT1 or S32?

Adriatic Metals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 180, suggesting a potential downside of 9.18%. South32 has a consensus target price of GBX 205, suggesting a potential upside of 55.07%. Given South32's higher probable 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)	2.00
South32	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has preferable 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Adriatic Metals	N/A	N/A	-£68.31M	-£13.26	-14.95
South32	£6.03B	1.23	£100.01M	£1.42	92.89

Summary

South32 beats Adriatic Metals on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.