Kenmare Resources (KMR) Competitors

Adriatic Metals (LON:ADT1) and Kenmare Resources (LON:KMR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has better valuation and earnings, ADT1 or KMR?

Kenmare Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Adriatic Metals. Adriatic Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kenmare 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
Adriatic Metals	N/A	N/A	-£43.47M	-£0.11	-1,809.09
Kenmare Resources	£380.68M	0.77	£84.08M	£0.69	474.64

Does the media prefer ADT1 or KMR?

In the previous week, Kenmare Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Adriatic Metals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Kenmare Resources and 1 mentions for Adriatic Metals. Kenmare Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Adriatic Metals' score of -0.35 indicating that Kenmare Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Adriatic Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kenmare Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ADT1 or KMR?

31.2% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of Kenmare Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.4% of Adriatic Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.9% of Kenmare Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer ADT1 or KMR?

Adriatic Metals presently has a consensus price target of GBX 220, suggesting a potential upside of 10.55%. Kenmare Resources has a consensus price target of GBX 420, suggesting a potential upside of 28.24%. Given Kenmare Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Kenmare Resources is more favorable than Adriatic Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Adriatic Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Kenmare Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ADT1 or KMR?

Kenmare Resources received 419 more outperform votes than Adriatic Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.47% of users gave Adriatic Metals an outperform vote while only 71.83% of users gave Kenmare Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adriatic Metals	Outperform Votes 17 89.47%	Underperform Votes 2 10.53%
Kenmare Resources	Outperform Votes 436 71.83%	Underperform Votes 171 28.17%

Which has more risk & volatility, ADT1 or KMR?

Adriatic Metals has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kenmare Resources has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADT1 or KMR more profitable?

Kenmare Resources has a net margin of 22.09% compared to Adriatic Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Kenmare Resources' return on equity of 7.45% beat Adriatic Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adriatic Metals	N/A	-33.72%	-6.80%
Kenmare Resources	22.09%	7.45%	5.47%

Summary

Kenmare Resources beats Adriatic Metals on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.