Chesterfield Resources (CHF) Competitors

African Pioneer (LON:AFP) and Chesterfield Resources (LON:CHF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment, earnings and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, AFP or CHF?

African Pioneer has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesterfield Resources has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFP or CHF?

Chesterfield Resources received 59 more outperform votes than African Pioneer when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
African Pioneer	N/A	N/A
Chesterfield Resources	Outperform Votes 59 72.84%	Underperform Votes 22 27.16%

Is AFP or CHF more profitable?

Chesterfield Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to African Pioneer's net margin of -2,039.11%. African Pioneer's return on equity of -16.21% beat Chesterfield Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
African Pioneer	-2,039.11%	-16.21%	-7.36%
Chesterfield Resources	N/A	-254.84%	-39.17%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AFP or CHF?

African Pioneer has higher revenue and earnings than Chesterfield Resources. African Pioneer is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chesterfield 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
African Pioneer	£34.91K	61.97	-£711.79K	-£0.31	-3.04
Chesterfield Resources	N/A	N/A	-£3.18M	-£0.92	-0.43

Does the media refer more to AFP or CHF?

In the previous week, Chesterfield Resources had 4 more articles in the media than African Pioneer. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Chesterfield Resources and 0 mentions for African Pioneer. African Pioneer's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Chesterfield Resources' score of -0.19 indicating that African Pioneer is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
African Pioneer	Neutral
Chesterfield Resources	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AFP or CHF?

3.0% of African Pioneer shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.1% of African Pioneer shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 28.7% of Chesterfield Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

African Pioneer beats Chesterfield Resources on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.