MDI vs. SKE, ALS, AII, AFM, LAC, SLI, SCZ, FVL, NDM, and EMX
Should you be buying Major Drilling Group International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Major Drilling Group International include Skeena Resources (SKE), Altius Minerals (ALS), Almonty Industries (AII), Alphamin Resources (AFM), Lithium Americas (LAC), Standard Lithium (SLI), Santacruz Silver Mining (SCZ), Freegold Ventures (FVL), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), and EMX Royalty (EMX). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Major Drilling Group International vs. Its Competitors
Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) and Skeena Resources (TSE:SKE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.
Major Drilling Group International presently has a consensus target price of C$14.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.34%. Skeena Resources has a consensus target price of C$23.00, indicating a potential downside of 10.64%. Given Major Drilling Group International's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Major Drilling Group International is more favorable than Skeena Resources.
Major Drilling Group International has higher revenue and earnings than Skeena Resources. Skeena Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Major Drilling Group International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Skeena Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Major Drilling Group International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Skeena Resources and 1 mentions for Major Drilling Group International. Major Drilling Group International's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Skeena Resources' score of 0.48 indicating that Major Drilling Group International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
50.6% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.2% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 0.886044, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skeena Resources has a beta of 1.674998, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Major Drilling Group International has a net margin of 6.12% compared to Skeena Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Major Drilling Group International's return on equity of 8.26% beat Skeena Resources' return on equity.
Summary
Major Drilling Group International beats Skeena Resources on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:MDI) was last updated on 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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