Anglo Asian Mining (AAZ) Competitors

Resolute Mining (LON:RSG) and Anglo Asian Mining (LON:AAZ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Is RSG or AAZ more profitable?

Resolute Mining has a net margin of 1.88% compared to Anglo Asian Mining's net margin of -102.73%. Resolute Mining's return on equity of 1.90% beat Anglo Asian Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resolute Mining	1.88%	1.90%	6.41%
Anglo Asian Mining	-102.73%	-34.62%	-12.11%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RSG or AAZ?

Anglo Asian Mining received 199 more outperform votes than Resolute Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.47% of users gave Resolute Mining an outperform vote while only 66.49% of users gave Anglo Asian Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Resolute Mining	Outperform Votes 51 89.47%	Underperform Votes 6 10.53%
Anglo Asian Mining	Outperform Votes 250 66.49%	Underperform Votes 126 33.51%

Do analysts rate RSG or AAZ?

Resolute Mining presently has a consensus price target of GBX 39, indicating a potential upside of 75.14%. Given Resolute Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Resolute Mining is more favorable than Anglo Asian Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Resolute Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Anglo Asian Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RSG or AAZ?

69.0% of Resolute Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.8% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Resolute Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.3% of Anglo Asian Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, RSG or AAZ?

Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo Asian Mining has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, RSG or AAZ?

Resolute Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Anglo Asian Mining. Anglo Asian Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resolute Mining, 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
Resolute Mining	£817.76M	0.73	£15.35M	£0.46	48.37
Anglo Asian Mining	£33.42M	4.84	-£34.33M	-£21.95	-5.52

Does the media prefer RSG or AAZ?

In the previous week, Anglo Asian Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Resolute Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Anglo Asian Mining and 2 mentions for Resolute Mining. Resolute Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Anglo Asian Mining's score of 0.05 indicating that Resolute Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Resolute Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Anglo Asian Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Resolute Mining beats Anglo Asian Mining on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.