LGO vs. POM, AMC, SLI, GLO, ETG, EMX, WRN, NOU, AOT, and NDM
Should you be buying Largo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Largo include PolyMet Mining (POM), Arizona Metals (AMC), Standard Lithium (SLI), Global Atomic (GLO), Entrée Resources (ETG), EMX Royalty (EMX), Western Copper and Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU), Ascot Resources (AOT), and Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Largo (TSE:LGO) and PolyMet Mining (TSE:POM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.
In the previous week, Largo had 1 more articles in the media than PolyMet Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Largo and 0 mentions for PolyMet Mining. Largo's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat PolyMet Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Largo is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Largo has a beta of 1.99, suggesting that its stock price is 99% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PolyMet Mining has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
PolyMet Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Largo. Largo is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PolyMet Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
65.7% of Largo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of PolyMet Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Largo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 82.5% of PolyMet Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
PolyMet Mining received 59 more outperform votes than Largo when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.00% of users gave Largo an outperform vote while only 60.55% of users gave PolyMet Mining an outperform vote.
PolyMet Mining has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Largo's net margin of -15.27%. PolyMet Mining's return on equity of -5.88% beat Largo's return on equity.
Summary
Largo and PolyMet Mining tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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