Gemfields Group (GEM) Competitors

Gemfields Group (LON:GEM) and Tharisa (LON:THS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media favor GEM or THS?

In the previous week, Gemfields Group and Gemfields Group both had 1 articles in the media. Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Gemfields Group's score of -0.98 indicating that Tharisa is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gemfields Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Tharisa	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GEM or THS?

Gemfields Group received 310 more outperform votes than Tharisa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.76% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 75.45% of users gave Gemfields Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gemfields Group	Outperform Votes 550 75.45%	Underperform Votes 179 24.55%
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 240 82.76%	Underperform Votes 50 17.24%

Which has better earnings and valuation, GEM or THS?

Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Gemfields Group. Gemfields Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tharisa, 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
Gemfields Group	£236.36M	0.35	-£12.60M	-£0.01	-704.50
Tharisa	£683.75M	0.27	£68.59M	£0.21	302.86

Which has more volatility & risk, GEM or THS?

Gemfields Group has a beta of 0.11, suggesting that its stock price is 89% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

35.6% of Gemfields Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.9% of Tharisa shares are held by institutional investors. 47.6% of Gemfields Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 65.7% of Tharisa shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GEM or THS more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 10.03% compared to Gemfields Group's net margin of -5.33%. Tharisa's return on equity of 10.31% beat Gemfields Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gemfields Group	-5.33%	-1.36%	2.46%
Tharisa	10.03%	10.31%	5.09%

Do analysts recommend GEM or THS?

Tharisa has a consensus price target of GBX 120, indicating a potential upside of 88.68%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Gemfields Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gemfields Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is GEM or THS a better dividend stock?

Gemfields Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.2%. Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Gemfields Group pays out -10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Gemfields Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Tharisa beats Gemfields Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.