K92 Mining (KNT) Competitors

Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) and K92 Mining (TSE:KNT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PAAS or KNT?

62.0% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of K92 Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of K92 Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor PAAS or KNT?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 3 more articles in the media than K92 Mining. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Pan American Silver and 1 mentions for K92 Mining. K92 Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Pan American Silver's score of -0.08 indicating that K92 Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
K92 Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PAAS or KNT more profitable?

K92 Mining has a net margin of 24.76% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of -1.78%. K92 Mining's return on equity of 20.37% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%
K92 Mining	24.76%	20.37%	7.49%

Which has better valuation and earnings, PAAS or KNT?

K92 Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K92 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
Pan American Silver	C$1.88B	5.35	-C$33.47M	-C$0.19	-211.40
K92 Mining	C$217.76M	11.72	C$53.92M	C$0.45	33.39

Which has more volatility & risk, PAAS or KNT?

Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K92 Mining has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PAAS or KNT?

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus target price of C$52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.15%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than K92 Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
K92 Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Summary

K92 Mining beats Pan American Silver on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.