SolGold (SOLG) Competitors

SolGold (LON:SOLG) and Griffin Mining (LON:GFM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is SOLG or GFM more profitable?

Griffin Mining has a net margin of 13.15% compared to SolGold's net margin of 0.00%. Griffin Mining's return on equity of 7.86% beat SolGold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SolGold	N/A	-23.24%	-2.94%
Griffin Mining	13.15%	7.86%	6.85%

Does the media favor SOLG or GFM?

In the previous week, SolGold had 1 more articles in the media than Griffin Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SolGold and 0 mentions for Griffin Mining. SolGold's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Griffin Mining's score of -0.54 indicating that SolGold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
SolGold	Positive
Griffin Mining	Negative

Which has more risk and volatility, SOLG or GFM?

SolGold has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Griffin Mining has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend SOLG or GFM?

Griffin Mining has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 3.63%. Given Griffin Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Griffin Mining is more favorable than SolGold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SolGold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Griffin Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SOLG or GFM?

Griffin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than SolGold. SolGold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Griffin 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
SolGold	N/A	N/A	-£76.59M	-£1.63	-4.41
Griffin Mining	£196.43M	2.27	£25.84M	£8.95	21.56

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SOLG or GFM?

7.7% of SolGold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.0% of Griffin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 52.8% of SolGold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 43.8% of Griffin Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Griffin Mining beats SolGold on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.