Major Drilling Group International (MDI) Competitors

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MDI vs. ALS, LAC, AFM, NDM, and SLI

Should you buy Major Drilling Group International stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Major Drilling Group International with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Major Drilling Group International include Altius Minerals (ALS), Lithium Americas (LAC), Alphamin Resources (AFM), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), and Standard Lithium (SLI). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.

How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Altius Minerals?

Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) and Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability.

Altius Minerals presently has a consensus price target of C$53.36, suggesting a potential upside of 3.25%. Major Drilling Group International has a consensus price target of C$20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.64%. Given Major Drilling Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Major Drilling Group International is more favorable than Altius Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Major Drilling Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Major Drilling Group International has higher revenue and earnings than Altius Minerals. Altius Minerals 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Altius Minerals	C$63.30M	45.51	C$13.64M	C$6.26	8.26
Major Drilling Group International	C$842.94M	1.49	C$41.61M	C$0.18	85.22

27.2% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Altius Minerals has a net margin of 543.91% compared to Major Drilling Group International's net margin of 1.68%. Altius Minerals' return on equity of 32.43% beat Major Drilling Group International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altius Minerals	543.91%	32.43%	2.60%
Major Drilling Group International	1.68%	2.63%	6.57%

Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.358327, suggesting that its stock price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.692912, suggesting that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 13 more articles in the media than Major Drilling Group International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Altius Minerals and 0 mentions for Major Drilling Group International. Altius Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Major Drilling Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Altius Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Altius Minerals	Positive
Major Drilling Group International	Neutral

Summary

Major Drilling Group International beats Altius Minerals on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Lithium Americas?

Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) and Lithium Americas (TSE:LAC) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Major Drilling Group International has higher revenue and earnings than Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Major Drilling Group International	C$842.94M	1.49	C$41.61M	C$0.18	85.22
Lithium Americas	N/A	N/A	-C$20.27M	-C$0.45	N/A

Lithium Americas has a net margin of 1,429,488,235.29% compared to Major Drilling Group International's net margin of 1.68%. Major Drilling Group International's return on equity of 2.63% beat Lithium Americas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Major Drilling Group International	1.68%	2.63%	6.57%
Lithium Americas	1,429,488,235.29%	-12.63%	-3.41%

Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.692912, indicating that its share price is 69% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lithium Americas has a beta of 1.25853, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the broader market.

Major Drilling Group International presently has a consensus target price of C$20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.64%. Lithium Americas has a consensus target price of C$8.25, suggesting a potential upside of 29.51%. Given Major Drilling Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Major Drilling Group International is more favorable than Lithium Americas.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Major Drilling Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lithium Americas	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

49.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of Lithium Americas shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of Lithium Americas shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 2 more articles in the media than Major Drilling Group International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lithium Americas and 0 mentions for Major Drilling Group International. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Major Drilling Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Major Drilling Group International	Neutral
Lithium Americas	Neutral

Summary

Major Drilling Group International beats Lithium Americas on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Alphamin Resources?

Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) and Alphamin Resources (CVE:AFM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Alphamin Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Major Drilling Group International. Alphamin 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Major Drilling Group International	C$842.94M	1.49	C$41.61M	C$0.18	85.22
Alphamin Resources	C$740.47M	2.41	C$51.44M	C$0.15	9.49

Alphamin Resources has a net margin of 23.83% compared to Major Drilling Group International's net margin of 1.68%. Alphamin Resources' return on equity of 39.07% beat Major Drilling Group International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Major Drilling Group International	1.68%	2.63%	6.57%
Alphamin Resources	23.83%	39.07%	15.99%

Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.692912, meaning that its share price is 69% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alphamin Resources has a beta of 0.802123, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Major Drilling Group International presently has a consensus target price of C$20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.64%. Given Major Drilling Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Major Drilling Group International is more favorable than Alphamin Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Major Drilling Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alphamin Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

49.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.2% of Alphamin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.6% of Alphamin Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Alphamin Resources had 11 more articles in the media than Major Drilling Group International. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Alphamin Resources and 0 mentions for Major Drilling Group International. Major Drilling Group International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Alphamin Resources' score of -1.66 indicating that Major Drilling Group International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Major Drilling Group International	Neutral
Alphamin Resources	Very Negative

Summary

Major Drilling Group International beats Alphamin Resources on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Northern Dynasty Minerals?

Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) and Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Major Drilling Group International presently has a consensus price target of C$20.50, indicating a potential upside of 33.64%. Given Major Drilling Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Major Drilling Group International is more favorable than Northern Dynasty Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Major Drilling Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Northern Dynasty Minerals had 4 more articles in the media than Major Drilling Group International. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Northern Dynasty Minerals and 0 mentions for Major Drilling Group International. Northern Dynasty Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Major Drilling Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern Dynasty Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Major Drilling Group International	Neutral
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Neutral

49.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.692912, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of -0.627063, suggesting that its share price is 163% less volatile than the broader market.

Major Drilling Group International has a net margin of 1.68% compared to Northern Dynasty Minerals' net margin of 0.00%. Major Drilling Group International's return on equity of 2.63% beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Major Drilling Group International	1.68%	2.63%	6.57%
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-106.87%	-8.16%

Major Drilling Group International has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Dynasty Minerals. Northern Dynasty Minerals 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Major Drilling Group International	C$842.94M	1.49	C$41.61M	C$0.18	85.22
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$17.31M	-C$0.19	N/A

Summary

Major Drilling Group International beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Standard Lithium?

Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) and Standard Lithium (CVE:SLI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Major Drilling Group International presently has a consensus target price of C$20.50, suggesting a potential upside of 33.64%. Given Major Drilling Group International's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Major Drilling Group International is more favorable than Standard Lithium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Major Drilling Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Standard Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

In the previous week, Major Drilling Group International's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Standard Lithium'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Major Drilling Group International	Neutral
Standard Lithium	Neutral

49.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.3% of Standard Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.2% of Standard Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.692912, suggesting that its share price is 69% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Standard Lithium has a beta of 0.998987, suggesting that its share price is 0% less volatile than the broader market.

Major Drilling Group International has a net margin of 1.68% compared to Standard Lithium's net margin of 0.00%. Major Drilling Group International's return on equity of 2.63% beat Standard Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Major Drilling Group International	1.68%	2.63%	6.57%
Standard Lithium	N/A	-14.69%	-10.09%

Standard Lithium has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Major Drilling Group International. Standard Lithium 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Major Drilling Group International	C$842.94M	1.49	C$41.61M	C$0.18	85.22
Standard Lithium	N/A	N/A	C$152.14M	-C$0.23	N/A

Summary

Major Drilling Group International beats Standard Lithium on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Major Drilling Group International	Other Industrial Metals & Mining Industry	Materials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$1.26B	C$1.57B	C$4.75B	C$11.80B
Dividend Yield	0.63%	6.56%	5.02%	6.23%
P/E Ratio	85.22	30.28	22.78	37.14
Price / Sales	1.49	59,528.40	7,032.01	11.26
Price / Cash	8.33	24.63	27.19	82.29
Price / Book	2.31	5.77	6.64	4.35
Net Income	C$41.61M	C$70.60M	C$157.11M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	-9.98%	-4.37%	-4.39%	-2.22%
1 Month Performance	-13.97%	-2.34%	-3.36%	-1.01%
1 Year Performance	85.94%	116.36%	74.65%	53.16%

Major Drilling Group International Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MDI Major Drilling Group International	1.6556 of 5 stars	C$15.34 -4.6%	C$20.50 +33.6%	+94.9%	C$1.26B	C$842.94M	85.22	2,500
ALS Altius Minerals	3.1735 of 5 stars	C$55.10 -2.6%	C$52.36 -5.0%	+98.8%	C$3.07B	C$53.75M	8.69	19	Earnings Report Analyst Revision
LAC Lithium Americas	1.9686 of 5 stars	C$7.04 -5.9%	C$7.00 -0.6%	+75.4%	C$2.46B	N/A	N/A	749	Positive News
AFM Alphamin Resources	N/A	C$1.43 -4.0%	N/A	+42.1%	C$1.83B	C$740.47M	9.76	N/A	Negative News
NDM Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	C$2.97 -4.2%	N/A	+122.0%	C$1.66B	N/A	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Negative News Earnings Report

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Major Drilling Group International (MDI) Competitors

MDI vs. ALS, LAC, AFM, NDM, and SLI

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How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Standard Lithium?

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Major Drilling Group International (MDI) Competitors

MDI vs. ALS, LAC, AFM, NDM, and SLI

How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Altius Minerals?

Do analysts rate ALS or MDI?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALS or MDI?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ALS or MDI?

Is ALS or MDI more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, ALS or MDI?

Does the media refer more to ALS or MDI?

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How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Lithium Americas?

Which has better valuation and earnings, MDI or LAC?

Is MDI or LAC more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, MDI or LAC?

Do analysts recommend MDI or LAC?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MDI or LAC?

Does the media favor MDI or LAC?

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How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Alphamin Resources?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MDI or AFM?

Is MDI or AFM more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, MDI or AFM?

Do analysts prefer MDI or AFM?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MDI or AFM?

Does the media favor MDI or AFM?

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How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Northern Dynasty Minerals?

Do analysts prefer MDI or NDM?

Does the media prefer MDI or NDM?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MDI or NDM?

Which has more volatility & risk, MDI or NDM?

Is MDI or NDM more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MDI or NDM?

Summary

How does Major Drilling Group International compare to Standard Lithium?

Do analysts prefer MDI or SLI?

Does the media prefer MDI or SLI?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MDI or SLI?

Which has more volatility & risk, MDI or SLI?

Is MDI or SLI more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MDI or SLI?

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