Tertiary Minerals (TYM) Competitors

Tertiary Minerals (LON:TYM) and Phoenix Copper (LON:PXC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to TYM or PXC?

In the previous week, Tertiary Minerals had 1 more articles in the media than Phoenix Copper. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Tertiary Minerals and 0 mentions for Phoenix Copper. Tertiary Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Phoenix Copper's score of -0.21 indicating that Tertiary Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Tertiary Minerals	Neutral
Phoenix Copper	Neutral

Is TYM or PXC more profitable?

Phoenix Copper's return on equity of -4.77% beat Tertiary Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tertiary Minerals	N/A	-60.54%	-34.97%
Phoenix Copper	N/A	-4.77%	-2.63%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TYM or PXC?

4.8% of Tertiary Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.4% of Phoenix Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.7% of Tertiary Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of Phoenix Copper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TYM or PXC?

Tertiary Minerals received 92 more outperform votes than Phoenix Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 53.33% of users gave Phoenix Copper an outperform vote while only 47.85% of users gave Tertiary Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Tertiary Minerals	Outperform Votes 100 47.85%	Underperform Votes 109 52.15%
Phoenix Copper	Outperform Votes 8 53.33%	Underperform Votes 7 46.67%

Which has more volatility and risk, TYM or PXC?

Tertiary Minerals has a beta of -0.5, indicating that its share price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Phoenix Copper has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, TYM or PXC?

Tertiary Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Phoenix Copper.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tertiary Minerals	£165.06K	15.79	-£1.18M	N/A	N/A
Phoenix Copper	N/A	N/A	-£2M	-£0.01	-520.00

Summary

Tertiary Minerals beats Phoenix Copper on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.