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South32 (S32) Competitors

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GBX 185.40 +6.10 (+3.40%)
(As of 11/15/2024 ET)

S32 vs. AAL, ADT1, KMR, GFM, SVML, SOLG, JLP, CAPD, KP2, and ECOR

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), Jubilee Metals Group (JLP), Capital (CAPD), Kore Potash (KP2), and Ecora Resources (ECOR). 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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

South32 pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Anglo American pays an annual dividend of GBX 65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. 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 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
South32£5.59B1.50-£638M-£0.11-1,685.45
Anglo American£29.44B0.94-£1.65B-£1.04-2,192.79

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
South32-3.63% -6.98% 0.23%
Anglo American -5.61%-2.24%5.94%

Anglo American received 1008 more outperform votes than South32 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.32% of users gave Anglo American an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave South32 an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
South32Outperform Votes
5
50.00%
Underperform Votes
5
50.00%
Anglo AmericanOutperform Votes
1013
52.32%
Underperform Votes
923
47.68%

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.

In the previous week, South32 had 2 more articles in the media than Anglo American. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for South32 and 2 mentions for Anglo American. Anglo American's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat South32's score of 0.25 indicating that Anglo American is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
South32
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Anglo American
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

South32 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 227.67, indicating a potential upside of 22.80%. Anglo American has a consensus price target of GBX 2,715, indicating a potential upside of 19.05%. Given South32's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe South32 is more favorable than Anglo American.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
South32
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
Anglo American
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Anglo American beats South32 on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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S32 vs. The Competition

MetricSouth32Other Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£8.36B£869.15M£2.87B£1.65B
Dividend Yield1.46%6.48%5.17%6.87%
P/E Ratio-1,685.4556.04101.651,777.52
Price / Sales1.5055,874.69557,577.47252,130.22
Price / CashN/A24.7723.8827.60
Price / Book0.932.553.682.84
Net Income-£638M£56.84M£150.77M£158.93M
7 Day Performance-2.37%-3.53%-3.58%-0.63%
1 Month Performance-3.78%-5.18%-4.53%3.39%
1 Year Performance10.75%35.07%27.93%126.08%

South32 Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
S32
South32
0.994 of 5 stars
GBX 185.40
+3.4%
GBX 227.67
+22.8%
+11.6%£8.36B£5.59B-1,685.459,616Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
AAL
Anglo American
1.3935 of 5 stars
GBX 2,239.50
+0.3%
N/A+4.8%£27.10B£29.44B-2,153.37129,700Positive News
High Trading Volume
ADT1
Adriatic Metals
N/AGBX 196
-1.0%
N/A+28.0%£635.98MN/A-1,781.82296Gap Up
KMR
Kenmare Resources
2.397 of 5 stars
GBX 325.50
flat
N/A-14.7%£290.44M£380.68M471.741,687News Coverage
GFM
Griffin Mining
2.3266 of 5 stars
GBX 147.03
+0.0%
N/A+71.1%£269.52M£162.25M1,633.67448Gap Down
SVML
Sovereign Metals
N/AGBX 37.50
flat
N/A+54.2%£224.96M£-32,875.00-1,875.00N/A
SOLG
SolGold
N/AGBX 7.38
-0.3%
N/A-16.4%£221.40MN/A-738.00461Gap Up
JLP
Jubilee Metals Group
2.1632 of 5 stars
GBX 5.37
+1.7%
N/A+10.4%£161.64M£205.40M580.00897Gap Up
CAPD
Capital
3.906 of 5 stars
GBX 82.20
-3.3%
N/A+5.1%£161.33M£333.59M747.272,739
KP2
Kore Potash
N/AGBX 3.70
+2.8%
N/A+746.3%£160.95MN/A0.0021Gap Up
ECOR
Ecora Resources
3.6317 of 5 stars
GBX 63.06
+2.5%
N/A-27.3%£156.77M£68.62M1,051.0050

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This page (LON:S32) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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