FAR vs. MDI, POM, ETG, NDM, TECK.A, SLI, AMC, FVL, NOU, and WRN
Should you be buying Foraco International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foraco International include Major Drilling Group International (MDI), PolyMet Mining (POM), Entrée Resources (ETG), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Teck Resources (TECK.A), Standard Lithium (SLI), Arizona Metals (AMC), Freegold Ventures (FVL), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU), and Western Copper and Gold (WRN). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Foraco International vs.
Foraco International (TSE:FAR) and Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) 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 institutional ownership, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Foraco International has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Major Drilling Group International has higher revenue and earnings than Foraco International. Foraco International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Major Drilling Group International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Foraco International has a net margin of 8.87% compared to Major Drilling Group International's net margin of 6.76%. Foraco International's return on equity of 33.87% beat Major Drilling Group International's return on equity.
Major Drilling Group International received 90 more outperform votes than Foraco International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.77% of users gave Major Drilling Group International an outperform vote while only 63.90% of users gave Foraco International an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Foraco International's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Major Drilling Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Foraco International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
5.0% of Foraco International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by institutional investors. 35.7% of Foraco International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Foraco International currently has a consensus target price of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 91.44%. Major Drilling Group International has a consensus target price of C$13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 55.53%. Given Foraco International's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Foraco International is more favorable than Major Drilling Group International.
Summary
Major Drilling Group International beats Foraco International on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:FAR) was last updated on 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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