S32 vs. AAL, ADT1, KMR, GFM, SVML, SOLG, CAPD, ECOR, BSE, and TRR
Should you be buying South32 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of South32 include Anglo American (AAL), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Kenmare Resources (KMR), Griffin Mining (GFM), Sovereign Metals (SVML), SolGold (SOLG), Capital (CAPD), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Base Resources (BSE), and Trident Royalties (TRR). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
South32 vs.
South32 (LON:S32) and Anglo American (LON:AAL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
South32 has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo American has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Anglo American received 1009 more outperform votes than South32 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.32% of users gave Anglo American an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave South32 an outperform vote.
South32 pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Anglo American pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. South32 pays out -2,727.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Anglo American pays out -6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Anglo American is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
South32 presently has a consensus price target of GBX 200.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.40%. Anglo American has a consensus price target of GBX 2,715, indicating a potential upside of 5.36%. Given South32's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe South32 is more favorable than Anglo American.
South32 has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
South32 has a net margin of -3.63% compared to Anglo American's net margin of -5.61%. Anglo American's return on equity of -2.24% beat South32's return on equity.
In the previous week, Anglo American had 6 more articles in the media than South32. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Anglo American and 0 mentions for South32. Anglo American's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat South32's score of 0.00 indicating that Anglo American is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
44.5% of South32 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of Anglo American shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of South32 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Anglo American shares are owned 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.
Summary
Anglo American beats South32 on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:S32) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
