DIAM vs. CKG, AXU, VIPR, LUC, SSV, PPX, DEF, ORV, BBB, and FURA
Should you be buying Star Diamond stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Star Diamond include Chesapeake Gold (CKG), Alexco Resource (AXU), Silver Viper Minerals (VIPR), Lucara Diamond (LUC), Southern Silver Exploration (SSV), PPX Mining (PPX), Defiance Silver (DEF), Orvana Minerals (ORV), Brixton Metals (BBB), and Fura Gems (FURA). These companies are all part of the "other precious metals & mining" industry.
Star Diamond vs. Its Competitors
Star Diamond (TSE:DIAM) and Chesapeake Gold (CVE:CKG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.
In the previous week, Star Diamond had 1 more articles in the media than Chesapeake Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Star Diamond and 1 mentions for Chesapeake Gold. Star Diamond's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Chesapeake Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Star Diamond is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Star Diamond has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chesapeake Gold has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
13.0% of Chesapeake Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.0% of Star Diamond shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.9% of Chesapeake Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Star Diamond has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Chesapeake Gold. Chesapeake Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Star Diamond, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Chesapeake Gold's return on equity of -3.09% beat Star Diamond's return on equity.
Summary
Star Diamond beats Chesapeake Gold on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:DIAM) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff