Mkango Resources (MKA) Competitors

Sovereign Metals (LON:SVML) and Mkango Resources (LON:MKA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in SVML or MKA?

8.5% of Sovereign Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Mkango Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 35.2% of Sovereign Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 37.1% of Mkango Resources shares are held 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 SVML or MKA?

Sovereign Metals currently has a consensus price target of GBX 55, indicating a potential upside of 57.14%. Given Sovereign Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Sovereign Metals is more favorable than Mkango Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sovereign Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Mkango Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer SVML or MKA?

In the previous week, Sovereign Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Mkango Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Sovereign Metals and 1 mentions for Mkango Resources. Mkango Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Sovereign Metals' score of 0.82 indicating that Mkango Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Sovereign Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mkango Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, SVML or MKA?

Sovereign Metals has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mkango Resources has a beta of 2.17, meaning that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SVML or MKA more profitable?

Sovereign Metals' return on equity of -53.90% beat Mkango Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sovereign Metals	N/A	-53.90%	-50.84%
Mkango Resources	N/A	-116.74%	-35.11%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SVML or MKA?

Mkango Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sovereign Metals, 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
Sovereign Metals	N/A	N/A	-£39.22M	-£1.65	-21.15
Mkango Resources	N/A	N/A	-£4.25M	-£0.79	-46.10

Summary

Sovereign Metals beats Mkango Resources on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.