Karora Resources (KRR) Competitors

Aura Minerals (TSE:ORA) and Karora Resources (TSE:KRR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment.

Is ORA or KRR more profitable?

Aura Minerals has a net margin of 7.65% compared to Aura Minerals' net margin of 2.14%. Karora Resources' return on equity of 10.20% beat Aura Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aura Minerals	7.65%	10.20%	6.14%
Karora Resources	2.14%	2.49%	5.21%

Do analysts recommend ORA or KRR?

Aura Minerals currently has a consensus price target of C$15.00, indicating a potential upside of 37.80%. Karora Resources has a consensus price target of C$6.66, indicating a potential upside of 17.09%. Given Karora Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Aura Minerals is more favorable than Karora Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aura Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Karora Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media favor ORA or KRR?

In the previous week, Aura Minerals had 1 more articles in the media than Karora Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Aura Minerals and 3 mentions for Karora Resources. Karora Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Aura Minerals' score of -0.12 indicating that Aura Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Aura Minerals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Karora Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ORA or KRR?

4.0% of Aura Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Karora Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.2% of Aura Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Karora Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ORA or KRR?

Aura Minerals has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Karora Resources has a beta of 2, indicating that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ORA or KRR?

Aura Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Karora Resources. Aura Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Karora 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
Aura Minerals	C$416.89M	1.89	C$31.88M	C$0.60	18.14
Karora Resources	C$416.32M	2.44	C$8.92M	C$0.05	113.80

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ORA or KRR?

Aura Minerals received 100 more outperform votes than Karora Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.98% of users gave Aura Minerals an outperform vote while only 34.62% of users gave Karora Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aura Minerals	Outperform Votes 109 57.98%	Underperform Votes 79 42.02%
Karora Resources	Outperform Votes 9 34.62%	Underperform Votes 17 65.38%

Summary

Aura Minerals beats Karora Resources on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.