FAR vs. POM, NDM, NOU, AFM, TECK.A, AMC, SLI, EMO, ETG, and FWZ
Should you be buying Foraco International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foraco International include PolyMet Mining (POM), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU), Alphamin Resources (AFM), Teck Resources (TECK.A), Arizona Metals (AMC), Standard Lithium (SLI), Emerita Resources (EMO), Entrée Resources (ETG), and Fireweed Metals (FWZ). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Foraco International vs.
Foraco International (TSE:FAR) and PolyMet Mining (TSE:POM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation and profitability.
5.0% of Foraco International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of PolyMet Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.7% of Foraco International shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 82.5% of PolyMet Mining 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.
Foraco International has a net margin of 8.42% compared to PolyMet Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Foraco International's return on equity of 31.54% beat PolyMet Mining's return on equity.
In the previous week, Foraco International had 3 more articles in the media than PolyMet Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Foraco International and 0 mentions for PolyMet Mining. Foraco International's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat PolyMet Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Foraco International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Foraco International has higher revenue and earnings than PolyMet Mining. PolyMet Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foraco International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Foraco International has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PolyMet Mining has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Foraco International received 65 more outperform votes than PolyMet Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.90% of users gave Foraco International an outperform vote while only 60.55% of users gave PolyMet Mining an outperform vote.
Summary
Foraco International beats PolyMet Mining on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:FAR) was last updated on 3/27/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
