LUC vs. BRC, PTM, DNG, CKG, AXU, VIPR, PPX, SSV, ORV, and DEF
Should you be buying Lucara Diamond stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lucara Diamond include Blackrock Silver (BRC), Platinum Group Metals (PTM), Dynacor Group (DNG), Chesapeake Gold (CKG), Alexco Resource (AXU), Silver Viper Minerals (VIPR), PPX Mining (PPX), Southern Silver Exploration (SSV), Orvana Minerals (ORV), and Defiance Silver (DEF). These companies are all part of the "other precious metals & mining" industry.
Lucara Diamond vs. Its Competitors
Blackrock Silver (CVE:BRC) and Lucara Diamond (TSE:LUC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.
Blackrock Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.83 per share and has a dividend yield of 145.6%. Lucara Diamond pays an annual dividend of C$0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 51.3%. Blackrock Silver pays out -3,658.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lucara Diamond pays out -94.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Blackrock Silver is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Blackrock Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lucara Diamond's net margin of -20.70%. Lucara Diamond's return on equity of -13.99% beat Blackrock Silver's return on equity.
Blackrock Silver has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Lucara Diamond. Blackrock Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lucara Diamond, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
3.1% of Blackrock Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.6% of Lucara Diamond shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Blackrock Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.5% of Lucara Diamond shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Blackrock Silver has a beta of 3.19, indicating that its share price is 219% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lucara Diamond has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Blackrock Silver and Blackrock Silver both had 2 articles in the media. Lucara Diamond's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Blackrock Silver's score of 0.25 indicating that Lucara Diamond is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Lucara Diamond beats Blackrock Silver on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:LUC) was last updated on 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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