Keras Resources (KRS) Competitors

Keras Resources (LON:KRS) and Ironveld (LON:IRON) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of KRS or IRON?

11.1% of Ironveld shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.2% of Keras Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.5% of Ironveld shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, KRS or IRON?

Keras Resources has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ironveld has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KRS or IRON more profitable?

Keras Resources has a net margin of -61.02% compared to Ironveld's net margin of -422.33%. Ironveld's return on equity of -2.37% beat Keras Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Keras Resources	-61.02%	-20.87%	-3.15%
Ironveld	-422.33%	-2.37%	-1.97%

Does the media favor KRS or IRON?

In the previous week, Keras Resources and Keras Resources both had 1 articles in the media. Keras Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Ironveld's score of 0.00 indicating that Keras Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Keras Resources	Positive
Ironveld	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KRS or IRON?

Keras Resources received 152 more outperform votes than Ironveld when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.85% of users gave Ironveld an outperform vote while only 53.05% of users gave Keras Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Keras Resources	Outperform Votes 235 53.05%	Underperform Votes 208 46.95%
Ironveld	Outperform Votes 83 63.85%	Underperform Votes 47 36.15%

Which has better earnings & valuation, KRS or IRON?

Ironveld has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Keras Resources.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Keras Resources	£1.27M	1.20	-£775.08K	-£0.81	-1.97
Ironveld	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Keras Resources beats Ironveld on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.