Resolute Mining (RSG) Competitors

Resolute Mining (LON:RSG) and 4imprint Group (LON:FOUR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and earnings.

Do analysts prefer RSG or FOUR?

Resolute Mining currently has a consensus price target of GBX 39, indicating a potential upside of 77.68%. 4imprint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 7,365, indicating a potential upside of 141.15%. Given 4imprint Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe 4imprint Group is more favorable than Resolute Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Resolute Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
4imprint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer RSG or FOUR?

In the previous week, 4imprint Group had 2 more articles in the media than Resolute Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for 4imprint Group and 0 mentions for Resolute Mining. Resolute Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat 4imprint Group's score of -0.19 indicating that Resolute Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Resolute Mining	Neutral
4imprint Group	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RSG or FOUR?

4imprint Group received 266 more outperform votes than Resolute Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.47% of users gave Resolute Mining an outperform vote while only 72.71% of users gave 4imprint Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Resolute Mining	Outperform Votes 51 89.47%	Underperform Votes 6 10.53%
4imprint Group	Outperform Votes 317 72.71%	Underperform Votes 119 27.29%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in RSG or FOUR?

69.0% of Resolute Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.3% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Resolute Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of 4imprint Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RSG or FOUR more profitable?

4imprint Group has a net margin of 8.20% compared to Resolute Mining's net margin of 1.88%. 4imprint Group's return on equity of 78.95% beat Resolute Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resolute Mining	1.88%	1.90%	6.41%
4imprint Group	8.20%	78.95%	35.62%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, RSG or FOUR?

4imprint Group has higher revenue and earnings than Resolute Mining. 4imprint Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Resolute Mining, 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
Resolute Mining	£817.76M	0.72	£15.35M	£0.46	47.68
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.63	£139.98M	£314.05	9.72

Which has more volatility and risk, RSG or FOUR?

Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 4imprint Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

4imprint Group beats Resolute Mining on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.