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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, RSG or FOUR?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	0.71	£15.35M	£0.46	47.46
4imprint Group	£1.71B	0.82	£139.98M	£314.05	12.53

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Do analysts rate RSG or FOUR?

Resolute Mining currently has a consensus target price of GBX 39, suggesting a potential upside of 78.47%. 4imprint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 7,365, suggesting a potential upside of 87.19%. Given 4imprint Group's higher possible 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 refer more to RSG or FOUR?

In the previous week, Resolute Mining had 1 more articles in the media than 4imprint Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Resolute Mining and 1 mentions for 4imprint Group. Resolute Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat 4imprint Group's score of -1.04 indicating that Resolute Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Resolute Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
4imprint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

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