S32 vs. AAL, ADT1, KMR, GFM, SOLG, JLP, ECOR, CAPD, SVML, and BSE
Should you be buying South32 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of South32 include Anglo American (AAL), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Griffin Mining (GFM), SolGold (SOLG), Jubilee Metals Group (JLP), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Capital (CAPD), Sovereign Metals (SVML), and Base Resources (BSE). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Anglo American (LON:AAL) and South32 (LON:S32) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Anglo American had 7 more articles in the media than South32. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Anglo American and 2 mentions for South32. South32's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Anglo American's score of -0.26 indicating that Anglo American is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Anglo American received 1006 more outperform votes than South32 when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave South32 an outperform vote while only 52.41% of users gave Anglo American an outperform vote.
Anglo American has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South32 has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Anglo American pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. South32 pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Anglo American pays out 42,777.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. South32 pays out -2,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Anglo American has higher revenue and earnings than South32. South32 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anglo American, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
70.7% of Anglo American shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.0% of South32 shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Anglo American shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of South32 shares are held by 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.
Anglo American has a net margin of 0.92% compared to Anglo American's net margin of -11.53%. South32's return on equity of 4.10% beat Anglo American's return on equity.
Anglo American presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,822.86, indicating a potential upside of 12.31%. South32 has a consensus price target of GBX 247.67, indicating a potential upside of 20.46%. Given Anglo American's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe South32 is more favorable than Anglo American.
Summary
Anglo American beats South32 on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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