South32 (S32) Competitors GBX 147.40 +4.00 (+2.79%) As of 08/8/2025 11:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock S32 vs. ADT1, SVML, GFM, SOLG, KMR, PRE, CAPD, ECOR, BSE, and TRRShould you be buying South32 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of South32 include Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Sovereign Metals (SVML), Griffin Mining (GFM), SolGold (SOLG), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Pensana (PRE), Capital (CAPD), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Base Resources (BSE), and Trident Royalties (TRR). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry. South32 vs. Its Competitors Adriatic Metals Sovereign Metals Griffin Mining SolGold Kenmare Resources Pensana Capital Ecora Resources Base Resources Trident Royalties South32 (LON:S32) and Adriatic Metals (LON:ADT1) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do analysts rate S32 or ADT1? South32 presently has a consensus price target of GBX 206.67, indicating a potential upside of 40.21%. Adriatic Metals has a consensus price target of GBX 277, indicating a potential downside of 6.73%. 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 Does the media favor S32 or ADT1? 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 0.29 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 risk and volatility, S32 or ADT1? South32 has a beta of 0.91, suggesting that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Adriatic Metals has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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£1.42103.57Adriatic MetalsN/AN/A-£68.31M-£13.26-22.40 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 believe in S32 or ADT1? 44.5% of South32 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.2% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of South32 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummarySouth32 beats Adriatic Metals on 10 of the 14 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 S32 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£8.29B£1.06B£3.30B£3.07BDividend Yield2.02%6.19%5.18%5.03%P/E Ratio103.57127.06109.83170.60Price / Sales1.3822,836.7631,322,622,491,743,400.00303,755.44Price / CashN/A24.7023.9627.96Price / Book0.497.236.014.52Net Income£100.01M£71.98M£148.72M£5.90B7 Day Performance4.69%5.26%3.81%1.27%1 Month Performance2.08%7.80%4.06%3.66%1 Year Performance-2.51%47.60%37.16%58.43% South32 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)S32South32N/AGBX 147.40+2.8%GBX 206.67+40.2%-0.5%£8.29B£6.03B103.579,616Gap UpADT1Adriatic Metals0.1081 of 5 starsGBX 282.64-0.5%GBX 277-2.0%+117.2%£1.16BN/A-21.32296News CoverageSVMLSovereign MetalsN/AGBX 36.25+0.7%GBX 55+51.7%+15.9%£432.23MN/A-21.90N/AGFMGriffin Mining1.114 of 5 starsGBX 186.20-2.8%GBX 200+7.4%+56.4%£429.46M£196.43M20.80448SOLGSolGoldN/AGBX 10.20+5.3%N/A+32.5%£382.54MN/A-6.24461Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeKMRKenmare Resources2.9508 of 5 starsGBX 321.76+0.2%GBX 370+15.0%-4.5%£355.70M£440.17M4.531,687PREPensanaN/AGBX 74.60-0.5%N/A+410.3%£275.74MN/A-56.091News CoverageCAPDCapital2.2278 of 5 starsGBX 92.20-2.5%GBX 60-34.9%+5.5%£225.32M£416.20M7.752,739ECOREcora Resources4.2942 of 5 starsGBX 71.22-3.1%GBX 135+89.5%+7.9%£218.97M£94.02M9.4050Dividend CutGap UpBSEBase 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 Sovereign Metals Competitors Griffin Mining Competitors SolGold Competitors Kenmare Resources Competitors Pensana Competitors Capital Competitors Ecora Resources 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 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredMan Who Called Nvidia at $1.10 Says Buy This Now...In 2004, one man called Nvidia before just about anyone knew it existed. 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