Thungela Resources (TGA) Competitors

MC Mining (LON:MCM) and Thungela Resources (LON:TGA) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the media prefer MCM or TGA?

In the previous week, MC Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Thungela Resources'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
MC Mining	Neutral
Thungela Resources	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, MCM or TGA?

MC Mining has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thungela Resources has a beta of -0.87, meaning that its share price is 187% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MCM or TGA?

Thungela Resources has higher revenue and earnings than MC Mining. MC Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thungela Resources, 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
MC Mining	£55.97M	0.00	-£8.84M	-£0.02	N/A
Thungela Resources	£33.03B	0.02	£3.37B	£1.05	548.10

Is MCM or TGA more profitable?

Thungela Resources has a net margin of 10.20% compared to MC Mining's net margin of -15.80%. Thungela Resources' return on equity of 13.35% beat MC Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MC Mining	-15.80%	-9.93%	-4.65%
Thungela Resources	10.20%	13.35%	6.02%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MCM or TGA?

7.5% of MC Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.7% of Thungela Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 75.2% of MC Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Thungela Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MCM or TGA?

MC Mining received 92 more outperform votes than Thungela Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Thungela Resources an outperform vote while only 78.13% of users gave MC Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MC Mining	Outperform Votes 100 78.13%	Underperform Votes 28 21.88%
Thungela Resources	Outperform Votes 8 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Thungela Resources beats MC Mining on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.