Lucara Diamond (LUC) Competitors

Lucara Diamond (TSE:LUC) and Platinum Group Metals (TSE:PTM) 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 community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LUC or PTM?

Lucara Diamond received 173 more outperform votes than Platinum Group Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.41% of users gave Platinum Group Metals an outperform vote while only 65.91% of users gave Lucara Diamond an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lucara Diamond	Outperform Votes 350 65.91%	Underperform Votes 181 34.09%
Platinum Group Metals	Outperform Votes 177 69.41%	Underperform Votes 78 30.59%

Do analysts recommend LUC or PTM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucara Diamond	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Platinum Group Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LUC or PTM?

16.3% of Lucara Diamond shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Platinum Group Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 27.0% of Lucara Diamond shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 24.9% of Platinum Group Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor LUC or PTM?

In the previous week, Lucara Diamond and Lucara Diamond both had 1 articles in the media. Lucara Diamond's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Platinum Group Metals' score of 0.15 indicating that Lucara Diamond is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lucara Diamond	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Platinum Group Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LUC or PTM more profitable?

Lucara Diamond has a net margin of 12.87% compared to Platinum Group Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Lucara Diamond's return on equity of 8.97% beat Platinum Group Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucara Diamond	12.87%	8.97%	5.38%
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	-11.45%	-7.08%

Which has more volatility & risk, LUC or PTM?

Lucara Diamond has a beta of 1.61, meaning that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Platinum Group Metals has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LUC or PTM?

Lucara Diamond has higher revenue and earnings than Platinum Group Metals. Platinum Group Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lucara Diamond, 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
Lucara Diamond	C$183.29M	0.90	C$23.60M	C$0.08	4.50
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	N/A	-C$5.66M	-C$0.07	-20.00

Summary

Lucara Diamond beats Platinum Group Metals on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.