Black Iron (BKI) Competitors

Black Iron (TSE:BKI) and Falco Resources (CVE:FPC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is BKI or FPC more profitable?

Falco Resources' return on equity of -6.64% beat Black Iron's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Black Iron	N/A	-835.15%	-68.20%
Falco Resources	N/A	-6.64%	-1.41%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BKI or FPC?

Falco Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Black Iron, 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
Black Iron	N/A	N/A	-C$1.31M	-C$0.01	-8.50
Falco Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$3.41M	-C$0.01	-36.50

Which has more risk and volatility, BKI or FPC?

Black Iron has a beta of 1.52, meaning that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Falco Resources has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BKI or FPC?

14.9% of Black Iron shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Falco Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Black Iron shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Falco Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BKI or FPC?

In the previous week, Black Iron had 1 more articles in the media than Falco Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Black Iron and 0 mentions for Falco Resources. Black Iron's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Falco Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Black Iron is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Black Iron	Positive
Falco Resources	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BKI or FPC?

Falco Resources received 79 more outperform votes than Black Iron when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.44% of users gave Falco Resources an outperform vote while only 66.00% of users gave Black Iron an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Black Iron	Outperform Votes 66 66.00%	Underperform Votes 34 34.00%
Falco Resources	Outperform Votes 145 67.44%	Underperform Votes 70 32.56%

Summary

Falco Resources beats Black Iron on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.