Foraco International (FAR) Competitors

Foraco International (TSE:FAR) and Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, FAR or NDM?

Foraco International has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FAR or NDM?

Northern Dynasty Minerals received 215 more outperform votes than Foraco International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.16% of users gave Northern Dynasty Minerals an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave Foraco International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Foraco International	Outperform Votes 131 63.90%	Underperform Votes 74 36.10%
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Outperform Votes 346 65.16%	Underperform Votes 185 34.84%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FAR or NDM?

5.0% of Foraco International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.7% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 35.7% of Foraco International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is FAR or NDM more profitable?

Foraco International has a net margin of 8.42% compared to Northern Dynasty Minerals' net margin of 0.00%. Foraco International's return on equity of 31.54% beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foraco International	8.42%	31.54%	13.19%
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-14.44%	-8.16%

Do analysts rate FAR or NDM?

Foraco International currently has a consensus price target of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 112.50%. Given Foraco International's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Foraco International is more favorable than Northern Dynasty Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foraco International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media prefer FAR or NDM?

In the previous week, Foraco International had 17 more articles in the media than Northern Dynasty Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Foraco International and 2 mentions for Northern Dynasty Minerals. Northern Dynasty Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Foraco International's score of 0.53 indicating that Northern Dynasty Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Foraco International	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings & valuation, FAR or NDM?

Foraco International has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Dynasty Minerals. Northern Dynasty Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foraco International, 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
Foraco International	C$227.57M	0.62	C$19.15M	C$0.38	5.20
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$17.31M	-C$0.03	-29.79

Summary

Foraco International beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.