Foraco International (FAR) Competitors C$2.03 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FAR vs. SCZ, FVL, NDM, EMX, POM, FWZ, NOU, ERD, AMC, and ETGShould you be buying Foraco International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Foraco International include Santacruz Silver Mining (SCZ), Freegold Ventures (FVL), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), EMX Royalty (EMX), PolyMet Mining (POM), Fireweed Metals (FWZ), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU), Erdene Resource Development (ERD), Arizona Metals (AMC), and Entrée Resources (ETG). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry. Foraco International vs. Its Competitors Santacruz Silver Mining Freegold Ventures Northern Dynasty Minerals EMX Royalty PolyMet Mining Fireweed Metals Nouveau Monde Graphite Erdene Resource Development Arizona Metals Entrée Resources Santacruz Silver Mining (CVE:SCZ) and Foraco International (TSE:FAR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations. Is SCZ or FAR more profitable? Santacruz Silver Mining has a net margin of 58.28% compared to Foraco International's net margin of 8.42%. Santacruz Silver Mining's return on equity of 141.15% beat Foraco International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Santacruz Silver Mining58.28% 141.15% 1.19% Foraco International 8.42%31.54%13.19% Which has more volatility and risk, SCZ or FAR? Santacruz Silver Mining has a beta of 1.818625, meaning that its stock price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foraco International has a beta of 0.972743, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in SCZ or FAR? 8.1% of Santacruz Silver Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.5% of Foraco International shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Santacruz Silver Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 35.7% of Foraco International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer SCZ or FAR? Foraco International has a consensus target price of C$4.25, indicating a potential upside of 109.36%. Given Foraco International's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Foraco International is more favorable than Santacruz Silver Mining.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Santacruz Silver Mining 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 4.00Foraco International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SCZ or FAR? Santacruz Silver Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Foraco International. Foraco International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Santacruz Silver Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSantacruz Silver MiningC$303.52M2.68C$106.93MC$0.1614.13Foraco InternationalC$262.55M0.76C$19.15MC$0.1910.60 Does the media prefer SCZ or FAR? In the previous week, Santacruz Silver Mining had 13 more articles in the media than Foraco International. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Santacruz Silver Mining and 2 mentions for Foraco International. Foraco International's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Santacruz Silver Mining's score of 0.27 indicating that Foraco International is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Santacruz Silver Mining 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Foraco International 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummarySantacruz Silver Mining beats Foraco International on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FAR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart FAR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricForaco InternationalOther Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$199.72MC$992.82MC$3.65BC$9.40BDividend Yield2.52%6.12%5.05%6.51%P/E Ratio10.60125.96159.1425.78Price / Sales0.7636,286.1816,265.209.40Price / Cash5.5424.7025.6983.29Price / Book2.128.506.805.54Net IncomeC$19.15MC$71.98MC$149.32MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-0.49%2.85%2.18%1.41%1 Month Performance10.33%13.42%10.30%8.49%1 Year Performance3.05%69.04%44.99%36.34% Foraco International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FARForaco International1.3945 of 5 starsC$2.03flatC$4.25+109.4%+5.7%C$199.72MC$262.55M10.601,000News CoveragePositive NewsSCZSantacruz Silver MiningN/AC$2.02+7.4%N/A+721.4%C$727.12MC$303.52M12.63N/ANews CoverageInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeFVLFreegold VenturesN/AC$1.37+7.9%N/A+84.3%C$724.94MN/A-359.773News CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNDMNorthern Dynasty MineralsN/AC$1.20flatN/A+142.6%C$662.10MN/A-8.00N/AEMXEMX Royalty1.4378 of 5 starsC$5.40+1.5%C$5.75+6.5%+161.0%C$588.96MC$26.63M108.0040POMPolyMet MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$556.16MN/A-10.595,184FWZFireweed Metals0.039 of 5 starsC$2.60flatC$2.65+1.9%+103.8%C$544.28MN/A-13.00N/APositive NewsNOUNouveau Monde Graphite0.2896 of 5 starsC$3.24+5.5%N/A+73.3%C$493.33MN/A-5.407,120News CoverageAnalyst ForecastGap UpERDErdene Resource DevelopmentN/AC$1.28-0.8%N/A+1,652.9%C$468.78MN/A-42.6760AMCArizona Metals0.3253 of 5 starsC$3.99+3.1%C$2.56-35.8%+0.0%C$446.17MN/A-16.4933,700ETGEntrée Resources0.1241 of 5 starsC$2.12-3.6%C$2.00-5.7%+46.4%C$439.69MN/A-42.404 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Santacruz Silver Mining Competitors Freegold Ventures Competitors Northern Dynasty Minerals Competitors EMX Royalty Competitors PolyMet Mining Competitors Fireweed Metals Competitors Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors Erdene Resource Development Competitors Arizona Metals Competitors Entrée Resources Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:FAR) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersForget NVDA. 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