United States Antimony (UAMY) Competitors

United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) and Steel Partners (NYSE:SPLP) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media refer more to UAMY or SPLP?

In the previous week, Steel Partners had 1 more articles in the media than United States Antimony. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Steel Partners and 2 mentions for United States Antimony. United States Antimony's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Steel Partners' score of 1.05 indicating that United States Antimony is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
United States Antimony	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Steel Partners	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of UAMY or SPLP?

9.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.8% of Steel Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.1% of United States Antimony shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 84.8% of Steel Partners 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.

Do analysts rate UAMY or SPLP?

United States Antimony presently has a consensus price target of $3.38, suggesting a potential upside of 11.39%. Given United States Antimony's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe United States Antimony is more favorable than Steel Partners.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Antimony	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20
Steel Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, UAMY or SPLP?

Steel Partners has higher revenue and earnings than United States Antimony. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steel Partners, 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
United States Antimony	$18.87M	19.13	-$6.35M	-$0.04	-75.75
Steel Partners	$2.03B	0.39	$150.83M	$11.31	3.66

Is UAMY or SPLP more profitable?

Steel Partners has a net margin of 11.43% compared to United States Antimony's net margin of -45.32%. Steel Partners' return on equity of 21.72% beat United States Antimony's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Antimony	-45.32%	-16.58%	-14.69%
Steel Partners	11.43%	21.72%	6.11%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer UAMY or SPLP?

Steel Partners received 244 more outperform votes than United States Antimony when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.51% of users gave Steel Partners an outperform vote while only 14.29% of users gave United States Antimony an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
United States Antimony	Outperform Votes 11 14.29%	Underperform Votes 66 85.71%
Steel Partners	Outperform Votes 255 77.51%	Underperform Votes 74 22.49%

Which has more volatility and risk, UAMY or SPLP?

United States Antimony has a beta of 0.07, meaning that its share price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steel Partners has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Steel Partners beats United States Antimony on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.