Asiamet Resources (ARS) Competitors

Asiamet Resources (LON:ARS) and Rainbow Rare Earths (LON:RBW) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Does the media favor ARS or RBW?

In the previous week, Asiamet Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Rainbow Rare Earths. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Asiamet Resources and 3 mentions for Rainbow Rare Earths. Asiamet Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Rainbow Rare Earths' score of 0.45 indicating that Asiamet Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Asiamet Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rainbow Rare Earths	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, ARS or RBW?

Asiamet Resources has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its share price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rainbow Rare Earths has a beta of 2.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARS or RBW more profitable?

Rainbow Rare Earths' return on equity of -84.18% beat Asiamet Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Asiamet Resources	N/A	-453.11%	-129.94%
Rainbow Rare Earths	N/A	-84.18%	-12.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ARS or RBW?

Asiamet Resources received 78 more outperform votes than Rainbow Rare Earths when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.10% of users gave Rainbow Rare Earths an outperform vote while only 64.11% of users gave Asiamet Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Asiamet Resources	Outperform Votes 184 64.11%	Underperform Votes 103 35.89%
Rainbow Rare Earths	Outperform Votes 106 73.10%	Underperform Votes 39 26.90%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARS or RBW?

0.1% of Asiamet Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of Rainbow Rare Earths shares are held by institutional investors. 55.6% of Asiamet Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 42.0% of Rainbow Rare Earths shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate ARS or RBW?

Rainbow Rare Earths has a consensus target price of GBX 29.50, suggesting a potential upside of 145.81%. Given Rainbow Rare Earths' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rainbow Rare Earths is more favorable than Asiamet Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Asiamet Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rainbow Rare Earths	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, ARS or RBW?

Asiamet Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rainbow Rare Earths.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Asiamet Resources	N/A	N/A	-£4.65M	N/A	N/A
Rainbow Rare Earths	£112K	689.73	-£11.98M	-£0.02	-600.05

Summary

Rainbow Rare Earths beats Asiamet Resources on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.