Petra Diamonds (PDL) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Is THS or PDL more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 10.03% compared to Petra Diamonds' net margin of -23.43%. Tharisa's return on equity of 10.31% beat Petra Diamonds' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	10.03%	10.31%	5.09%
Petra Diamonds	-23.43%	-38.95%	-9.26%

Do analysts prefer THS or PDL?

Tharisa currently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 92.59%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Petra Diamonds.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tharisa	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Petra Diamonds	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in THS or PDL?

Petra Diamonds received 1013 more outperform votes than Tharisa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.70% of users gave Tharisa an outperform vote while only 81.40% of users gave Petra Diamonds an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tharisa	Outperform Votes 239 82.70%	Underperform Votes 50 17.30%
Petra Diamonds	Outperform Votes 1252 81.40%	Underperform Votes 286 18.60%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in THS or PDL?

3.9% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Petra Diamonds shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.7% of Tharisa shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Petra Diamonds shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, THS or PDL?

Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Petra Diamonds. Petra Diamonds is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Tharisa, 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
Tharisa	£683.75M	0.29	£68.59M	£0.21	321.43
Petra Diamonds	£367M	0.19	-£83M	-£0.33	-108.48

Is THS or PDL a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Petra Diamonds pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Tharisa pays out 952.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Petra Diamonds pays out -606.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petra Diamonds is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to THS or PDL?

In the previous week, Petra Diamonds had 1 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Petra Diamonds and 0 mentions for Tharisa. Petra Diamonds' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Tharisa's score of 0.00 indicating that Petra Diamonds is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	Neutral
Petra Diamonds	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, THS or PDL?

Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petra Diamonds has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Tharisa beats Petra Diamonds on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.