South32 (S32) Competitors

Anglo American (LON:AAL) and South32 (LON:S32) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AAL or S32?

South32 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Anglo American. Anglo American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than South32, 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
Anglo American	£36.94B	0.92	-£2.07B	-£108.60	-20.65
South32	£6.03B	1.50	£100.01M	£1.42	113.19

Is AAL or S32 a better dividend stock?

Anglo American pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. South32 pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Anglo American pays out -59.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. South32 pays out 210.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Anglo American is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to AAL or S32?

In the previous week, Anglo American had 3 more articles in the media than South32. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Anglo American and 1 mentions for South32. Anglo American's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat South32's score of -0.01 indicating that Anglo American is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Anglo American	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
South32	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AAL or S32?

73.7% of Anglo American shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.5% of South32 shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of Anglo American shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of South32 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AAL or S32?

Anglo American currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,698.33, indicating a potential upside of 20.33%. South32 has a consensus price target of GBX 205, indicating a potential upside of 27.25%. Given South32's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe South32 is more favorable than Anglo American.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anglo American	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
South32	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.75

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AAL or S32?

Anglo American received 1009 more outperform votes than South32 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.24% of users gave Anglo American an outperform vote while only 35.71% of users gave South32 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Anglo American	Outperform Votes 1014 52.24%	Underperform Votes 927 47.76%
South32	Outperform Votes 5 35.71%	Underperform Votes 9 64.29%

Which has more volatility & risk, AAL or S32?

Anglo American has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South32 has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its share price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAL or S32 more profitable?

South32 has a net margin of 1.66% compared to Anglo American's net margin of -5.61%. South32's return on equity of 0.58% beat Anglo American's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anglo American	-5.61%	-6.72%	5.94%
South32	1.66%	0.58%	0.23%

Summary

Anglo American beats South32 on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.