Petra Diamonds (PDL) Competitors

Tharisa (LON:THS) and Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) 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 institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Do analysts rate THS or PDL?

Tharisa presently has a consensus target price of GBX 120, suggesting a potential upside of 88.68%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	0.27	£68.59M	£0.21	302.86
Petra Diamonds	£367M	0.15	-£83M	-£0.33	-85.15

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in 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%

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 7.1%. 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 favor THS or PDL?

In the previous week, Petra Diamonds had 1 more articles in the media than Tharisa. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Petra Diamonds and 1 mentions for Tharisa. Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Petra Diamonds' score of -0.45 indicating that Tharisa is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tharisa	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Petra Diamonds	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in THS or PDL?

3.9% of Tharisa shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.1% of Petra Diamonds shares are held by institutional investors. 65.7% of Tharisa shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Petra Diamonds shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Tharisa beats Petra Diamonds on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.