Resolute Mining (RSG) Competitors

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

Does the media favor RSG or HRI?

In the previous week, Herald had 2 more articles in the media than Resolute Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Herald and 0 mentions for Resolute Mining. Herald's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Resolute Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Herald is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Resolute Mining	Neutral
Herald	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RSG or HRI?

69.0% of Resolute Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.8% of Herald shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Resolute Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Herald shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, RSG or HRI?

Resolute Mining has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Herald has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RSG or HRI?

Herald has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Resolute Mining. Herald 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	0.61	£15.35M	£0.46	40.40
Herald	£162.63M	7.17	£175.20M	£346.54	6.67

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RSG or HRI?

Herald received 52 more outperform votes than Resolute Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 89.47% of users gave Resolute Mining an outperform vote while only 67.76% of users gave Herald an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Resolute Mining	Outperform Votes 51 89.47%	Underperform Votes 6 10.53%
Herald	Outperform Votes 103 67.76%	Underperform Votes 49 32.24%

Do analysts recommend RSG or HRI?

Resolute Mining currently has a consensus price target of GBX 39, indicating a potential upside of 109.68%. Given Resolute Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Resolute Mining is more favorable than Herald.

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
Herald	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is RSG or HRI more profitable?

Herald has a net margin of 107.72% compared to Resolute Mining's net margin of 1.88%. Herald's return on equity of 14.78% beat Resolute Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Resolute Mining	1.88%	1.90%	6.41%
Herald	107.72%	14.78%	9.22%

Summary

Herald beats Resolute Mining on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.