Vast Resources (VAST) Competitors

Vast Resources (LON:VAST) and Metals One (LON:MET1) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings and risk.

Is VAST or MET1 more profitable?

Metals One has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Vast Resources' net margin of -278.08%. Metals One's return on equity of -5.77% beat Vast Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vast Resources	-278.08%	-339.02%	-24.18%
Metals One	N/A	-5.77%	-112.94%

Does the media prefer VAST or MET1?

In the previous week, Metals One had 1 more articles in the media than Vast Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Metals One and 2 mentions for Vast Resources. Vast Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Metals One's score of 0.42 indicating that Vast Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vast Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Metals One	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings and valuation, VAST or MET1?

Metals One has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vast Resources. Metals One is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vast Resources, 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
Vast Resources	£3.58M	2.25	-£9.95M	-£0.01	-44.50
Metals One	N/A	N/A	-£375.04K	-£0.13	-85.13

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VAST or MET1?

Vast Resources received 84 more outperform votes than Metals One when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Vast Resources	Outperform Votes 84 64.62%	Underperform Votes 46 35.38%
Metals One	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VAST or MET1?

11.7% of Vast Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Metals One shares are owned by institutional investors. 54.1% of Vast Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.6% of Metals One shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vast Resources and Metals One tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.