Goldstone Resources (GRL) Competitors

Goldstone Resources (LON:GRL) and Alternative Income REIT (LON:AIRE) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media prefer GRL or AIRE?

In the previous week, Alternative Income REIT had 6 more articles in the media than Goldstone Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alternative Income REIT and 0 mentions for Goldstone Resources. Alternative Income REIT's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Goldstone Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Alternative Income REIT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Goldstone Resources	Neutral
Alternative Income REIT	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GRL or AIRE?

24.2% of Alternative Income REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. 44.5% of Goldstone Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.9% of Alternative Income REIT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GRL or AIRE?

Alternative Income REIT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Goldstone Resources. Goldstone Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alternative Income REIT, 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
Goldstone Resources	£9.82M	1.17	-£2.97M	-£0.21	-4.82
Alternative Income REIT	£7.52M	7.03	£2.24M	£3.08	22.42

Which has more risk & volatility, GRL or AIRE?

Goldstone Resources has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alternative Income REIT has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GRL or AIRE?

Goldstone Resources received 110 more outperform votes than Alternative Income REIT when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Goldstone Resources	Outperform Votes 110 68.32%	Underperform Votes 51 31.68%
Alternative Income REIT	N/A	N/A

Is GRL or AIRE more profitable?

Alternative Income REIT has a net margin of 29.84% compared to Goldstone Resources' net margin of -30.21%. Alternative Income REIT's return on equity of 3.60% beat Goldstone Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Goldstone Resources	-30.21%	-16.73%	4.38%
Alternative Income REIT	29.84%	3.60%	3.56%

Summary

Alternative Income REIT beats Goldstone Resources on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.