African Pioneer (AFP) Competitors

PYX Resources (LON:PYX) and African Pioneer (LON:AFP) 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 analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, PYX or AFP?

PYX Resources has a beta of -0.18, suggesting that its stock price is 118% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, African Pioneer has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PYX or AFP?

In the previous week, PYX Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled African Pioneer'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PYX Resources	Neutral
African Pioneer	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PYX or AFP?

PYX Resources and African Pioneer both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PYX Resources	N/A	N/A
African Pioneer	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PYX or AFP?

3.0% of African Pioneer shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.1% of African Pioneer shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PYX or AFP more profitable?

PYX Resources has a net margin of -9.38% compared to African Pioneer's net margin of -2,039.11%. PYX Resources' return on equity of -2.35% beat African Pioneer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PYX Resources	-9.38%	-2.35%	0.33%
African Pioneer	-2,039.11%	-16.21%	-7.36%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PYX or AFP?

African Pioneer has lower revenue, but higher earnings than PYX Resources. African Pioneer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PYX Resources, 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
PYX Resources	£21.97M	0.00	-£2.06M	-£0.43	N/A
African Pioneer	£34.91K	65.91	-£711.79K	-£0.31	-3.23

Summary

African Pioneer beats PYX Resources on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.