First Class Metals (FCM) Competitors

Tirupati Graphite (LON:TGR) and First Class Metals (LON:FCM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TGR or FCM?

3.4% of Tirupati Graphite shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.6% of First Class Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 35.9% of Tirupati Graphite shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 68.9% of First Class Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TGR or FCM?

Tirupati Graphite and First Class Metals both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tirupati Graphite	N/A	N/A
First Class Metals	N/A	N/A

Is TGR or FCM more profitable?

Tirupati Graphite has a net margin of 138.65% compared to First Class Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Tirupati Graphite's return on equity of 30.83% beat First Class Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tirupati Graphite	138.65%	30.83%	-5.46%
First Class Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to TGR or FCM?

In the previous week, First Class Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Tirupati Graphite. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for First Class Metals and 0 mentions for Tirupati Graphite. First Class Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Tirupati Graphite's score of 0.00 indicating that First Class Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tirupati Graphite	Neutral
First Class Metals	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TGR or FCM?

Tirupati Graphite has higher revenue and earnings than First Class Metals. First Class Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tirupati Graphite, 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
Tirupati Graphite	£4.96M	1.63	£6.88M	£0.06	104.17
First Class Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	-£0.02	-99.85

Summary

Tirupati Graphite and First Class Metals tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.