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South32 (S32) Competitors

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GBX 143.40 -6.60 (-4.40%)
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S32 vs. ADT1, GFM, SVML, KMR, SOLG, PRE, CAPD, ECOR, BSE, and TRR

Should you be buying South32 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of South32 include Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Griffin Mining (GFM), Sovereign Metals (SVML), Kenmare Resources (KMR), SolGold (SOLG), 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

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

In the previous week, South32 had 5 more articles in the media than Adriatic Metals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for South32 and 1 mentions for Adriatic Metals. South32's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Adriatic Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that South32 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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£6.03B1.34£100.01M£1.42100.76
Adriatic MetalsN/AN/A-£68.31M-£13.26-21.50

South32 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 205, suggesting a potential upside of 42.96%. Adriatic Metals has a consensus price target of GBX 277, suggesting a potential downside of 2.81%. 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
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

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.

Summary

South32 beats Adriatic Metals on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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S32 vs. The Competition

MetricSouth32Other Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£8.07B£1.06B£3.28B£3.01B
Dividend Yield2.02%6.19%5.14%5.02%
P/E Ratio100.76100.55103.34160.66
Price / Sales1.3420,911.0731,218,733,196,560,400.00293,821.64
Price / CashN/A24.7023.9227.97
Price / Book0.487.316.054.64
Net Income£100.01M£71.98M£147.89M£5.90B
7 Day Performance-1.38%2.90%2.17%7.26%
1 Month Performance1.99%6.85%6.05%12.68%
1 Year Performance-25.23%38.53%25.74%62.03%

South32 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
S32
South32
2.0929 of 5 stars
GBX 143.40
-4.4%
GBX 205
+43.0%
-21.8%£8.07B£6.03B100.769,616News Coverage
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
ADT1
Adriatic Metals
0.0376 of 5 stars
GBX 275
+1.3%
GBX 277
+0.7%
+44.0%£1.12BN/A-20.74296
GFM
Griffin Mining
1.0227 of 5 stars
GBX 190.02
+1.6%
GBX 200
+5.3%
+26.7%£438.27M£196.43M21.23448High Trading Volume
SVML
Sovereign Metals
1.2598 of 5 stars
GBX 34.40
+1.2%
GBX 55
+59.9%
-12.8%£410.17MN/A-20.79N/A
KMR
Kenmare Resources
4.1148 of 5 stars
GBX 321.22
+1.0%
GBX 580
+80.6%
+0.8%£355.11M£440.17M4.531,687
SOLG
SolGold
N/AGBX 6.92
-0.6%
N/A-21.6%£259.53MN/A-4.23461
PRE
Pensana
N/AGBX 65.60
+9.0%
N/A+308.2%£242.47MN/A-49.321News Coverage
Gap Up
CAPD
Capital
2.1047 of 5 stars
GBX 84.40
+0.2%
GBX 60
-28.9%
-14.2%£206.26M£416.20M7.102,739
ECOR
Ecora Resources
4.2105 of 5 stars
GBX 63
flat
GBX 137.50
+118.3%
+1.9%£193.69M£94.02M8.3150Dividend Cut
Gap Down
BSE
Base Resources
N/AN/AGBX 13
+∞
N/A£143.91M£135.11M-387.501,744
TRR
Trident Royalties
N/AN/AN/AN/A£142.44M£9.52M4,860.009

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This page (LON:S32) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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