Serabi Gold (SRB) Competitors

Serabi Gold (LON:SRB) and Caledonia Mining (LON:CMCL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.

Is SRB or CMCL more profitable?

Serabi Gold has a net margin of 22.99% compared to Caledonia Mining's net margin of 5.55%. Serabi Gold's return on equity of 20.62% beat Caledonia Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Serabi Gold	22.99%	20.62%	5.53%
Caledonia Mining	5.55%	3.99%	8.52%

Which has more risk and volatility, SRB or CMCL?

Serabi Gold has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caledonia Mining has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in SRB or CMCL?

37.4% of Serabi Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of Caledonia Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.6% of Serabi Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Caledonia Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer SRB or CMCL?

In the previous week, Serabi Gold had 2 more articles in the media than Caledonia Mining. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Serabi Gold and 3 mentions for Caledonia Mining. Serabi Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Caledonia Mining's score of 0.29 indicating that Serabi Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Serabi Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Caledonia Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, SRB or CMCL?

Serabi Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Caledonia Mining. Serabi Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia 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
Serabi Gold	£108.05M	1.57	£24.84M	£20.82	8.55
Caledonia Mining	£221.34M	1.15	£12.28M	£39.66	26.32

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SRB or CMCL?

Caledonia Mining received 110 more outperform votes than Serabi Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.26% of users gave Serabi Gold an outperform vote while only 72.88% of users gave Caledonia Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Serabi Gold	Outperform Votes 234 78.26%	Underperform Votes 65 21.74%
Caledonia Mining	Outperform Votes 344 72.88%	Underperform Votes 128 27.12%

Summary

Serabi Gold beats Caledonia Mining on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.