Petra Diamonds (PDL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer THS or PDL?

In the previous week, Petra Diamonds had 2 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Petra Diamonds and 0 mentions for Tharisa. Petra Diamonds' average media sentiment score of 0.30 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

Do institutionals & 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is THS or PDL a better dividend stock?

Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Petra Diamonds pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. Tharisa pays out 9.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petra Diamonds pays out -57.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Petra Diamonds is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is THS or PDL more profitable?

Tharisa has a net margin of 11.49% compared to Petra Diamonds' net margin of -4.85%. Tharisa's return on equity of 12.09% beat Petra Diamonds' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tharisa	11.49%	12.09%	5.09%
Petra Diamonds	-4.85%	-3.23%	-9.26%

Which has more risk & volatility, THS or PDL?

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

Do analysts recommend THS or PDL?

Tharisa currently has a consensus price target of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 87.50%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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

Which has better valuation and 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	£842.77M	0.27	£96.84M	£21.85	2.93
Petra Diamonds	£234.95M	0.32	-£11.38M	-£3.49	-8.54

Does the MarketBeat Community favor THS or PDL?

Petra Diamonds received 1012 more outperform votes than Tharisa when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.76% 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 240 82.76%	Underperform Votes 50 17.24%
Petra Diamonds	Outperform Votes 1252 81.40%	Underperform Votes 286 18.60%

Summary

Tharisa beats Petra Diamonds on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.