Fresnillo (FRES) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Fresnillo (LON:FRES) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts prefer THS or FRES?

Tharisa currently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 96.97%. Fresnillo has a consensus target price of GBX 711.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.07%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Fresnillo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Fresnillo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has better valuation and earnings, THS or FRES?

Fresnillo has higher revenue and earnings than Tharisa. Tharisa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fresnillo, 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
Tharisa	£683.75M	0.28	£68.59M	£0.21	314.29
Fresnillo	£2.85B	1.69	£247.83M	£0.24	2,718.75

Does the media prefer THS or FRES?

In the previous week, Fresnillo had 6 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Fresnillo and 0 mentions for Tharisa. Fresnillo's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat Tharisa's score of 0.00 indicating that Fresnillo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	Neutral
Fresnillo	Neutral

Is THS or FRES more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 10.03% compared to Fresnillo's net margin of 8.70%. Tharisa's return on equity of 10.31% beat Fresnillo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	10.03%	10.31%	5.09%
Fresnillo	8.70%	7.86%	4.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THS or FRES?

Fresnillo received 205 more outperform votes than Tharisa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.70% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 53.05% of users gave Fresnillo an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 239 82.70%	Underperform Votes 50 17.30%
Fresnillo	Outperform Votes 444 53.05%	Underperform Votes 393 46.95%

Is THS or FRES a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Fresnillo pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Tharisa pays out 952.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fresnillo pays out 3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Tharisa is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, THS or FRES?

Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fresnillo has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in THS or FRES?

3.9% of Tharisa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.2% of Fresnillo shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Tharisa shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 75.0% of Fresnillo shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Fresnillo beats Tharisa on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.