Panthera Resources (PAT) Competitors

Panthera Resources (LON:PAT) and Ariana Resources (LON:AAU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings and community ranking.

Is PAT or AAU more profitable?

Ariana Resources' return on equity of 1.12% beat Panthera Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Panthera Resources	N/A	-135.71%	-28.84%
Ariana Resources	N/A	1.12%	-5.54%

Do analysts prefer PAT or AAU?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Panthera Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Ariana Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PAT or AAU?

Ariana Resources received 202 more outperform votes than Panthera Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.73% of users gave Panthera Resources an outperform vote while only 53.04% of users gave Ariana Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Panthera Resources	Outperform Votes 16 72.73%	Underperform Votes 6 27.27%
Ariana Resources	Outperform Votes 218 53.04%	Underperform Votes 193 46.96%

Which has more volatility and risk, PAT or AAU?

Panthera Resources has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ariana Resources has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, PAT or AAU?

Ariana Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Panthera Resources.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Panthera Resources	-£1.68K	-8,119.92	-£2.72M	-£0.01	-700.00
Ariana Resources	N/A	N/A	£1.71M	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to PAT or AAU?

In the previous week, Panthera Resources had 1 more articles in the media than Ariana Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Panthera Resources and 1 mentions for Ariana Resources. Ariana Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Panthera Resources' score of -0.68 indicating that Ariana Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Panthera Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Ariana Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PAT or AAU?

6.5% of Panthera Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 12.7% of Panthera Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.7% of Ariana Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Ariana Resources beats Panthera Resources on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.