Serabi Gold (SRB) Competitors

Caledonia Mining (LON:CMCL) and Serabi Gold (LON:SRB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media refer more to CMCL or SRB?

In the previous week, Serabi Gold had 1 more articles in the media than Caledonia Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Serabi Gold and 1 mentions for Caledonia Mining. Serabi Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Caledonia Mining's score of 0.10 indicating that Serabi Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Caledonia Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Serabi Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CMCL or SRB?

Caledonia Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Serabi Gold. Serabi Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia Mining, 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
Caledonia Mining	£159.88M	1.39	£11.30M	£0.46	2,510.87
Serabi Gold	£75.85M	0.80	£10.82M	£0.11	731.82

Do analysts prefer CMCL or SRB?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caledonia Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Serabi Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, CMCL or SRB?

Caledonia Mining has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Serabi Gold has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CMCL or SRB?

Caledonia Mining received 110 more outperform votes than Serabi Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.26% of users gave Serabi Gold an outperform vote while only 72.88% of users gave Caledonia Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Caledonia Mining	Outperform Votes 344 72.88%	Underperform Votes 128 27.12%
Serabi Gold	Outperform Votes 234 78.26%	Underperform Votes 65 21.74%

Is CMCL or SRB more profitable?

Serabi Gold has a net margin of 14.26% compared to Caledonia Mining's net margin of 7.45%. Serabi Gold's return on equity of 11.68% beat Caledonia Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caledonia Mining	7.45%	6.19%	8.52%
Serabi Gold	14.26%	11.68%	5.53%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CMCL or SRB?

45.7% of Caledonia Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of Serabi Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Caledonia Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 30.1% of Serabi Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Caledonia Mining beats Serabi Gold on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.