THX vs. HGM, RSG, ACA, CMCL, MTL, AMRQ, AAZ, ALTN, SRB, and SHG
Should you be buying Thor Explorations stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Thor Explorations include Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) (HGM), Resolute Mining (RSG), Acacia Mining (ACA), Caledonia Mining (CMCL), Metals Exploration (MTL), Amaroq Minerals (AMRQ), Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ), AltynGold (ALTN), Serabi Gold (SRB), and Shanta Gold (SHG). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
Thor Explorations vs. Its Competitors
Thor Explorations (LON:THX) and Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) (LON:HGM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.
Thor Explorations pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share. Thor Explorations pays out 4.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) pays out 15.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Thor Explorations is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
13.6% of Thor Explorations shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.6% of Thor Explorations shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Thor Explorations has a net margin of 35.77% compared to Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Thor Explorations' return on equity of 38.93% beat Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s return on equity.
Thor Explorations has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L). Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thor Explorations, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Thor Explorations presently has a consensus target price of GBX 39.50, indicating a potential downside of 46.04%. Given Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) is more favorable than Thor Explorations.
In the previous week, Thor Explorations' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L)'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
Thor Explorations beats Highland Gold Mining Limited (HGM.L) on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:THX) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
