Meridian Mining UK Societas (MNO) Competitors

Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) and Meridian Mining UK Societas (TSE:MNO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has better earnings and valuation, NDM or MNO?

Northern Dynasty Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Meridian Mining UK Societas, 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
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$17.31M	-C$0.03	-39.30
Meridian Mining UK Societas	N/A	N/A	-C$10.86M	-C$0.08	-10.95

Which has more volatility & risk, NDM or MNO?

Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Meridian Mining UK Societas has a beta of 2, meaning that its share price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer NDM or MNO?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Meridian Mining UK Societas	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is NDM or MNO more profitable?

Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity of -14.44% beat Meridian Mining UK Societas' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-14.44%	-8.16%
Meridian Mining UK Societas	N/A	-81.91%	-35.13%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NDM or MNO?

13.7% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.8% of Meridian Mining UK Societas shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Meridian Mining UK Societas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer NDM or MNO?

In the previous week, Meridian Mining UK Societas had 7 more articles in the media than Northern Dynasty Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Meridian Mining UK Societas and 0 mentions for Northern Dynasty Minerals. Northern Dynasty Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Meridian Mining UK Societas'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Neutral
Meridian Mining UK Societas	Neutral

Summary

Meridian Mining UK Societas beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.