K92 Mining (KNT) Competitors

Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) and K92 Mining (TSE:KNT) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Which has better valuation and earnings, PAAS or KNT?

K92 Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K92 Mining, 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
Pan American Silver	C$1.88B	5.31	-C$33.47M	-C$0.19	-209.69
K92 Mining	C$217.76M	11.38	C$53.92M	C$0.45	32.42

Does the media prefer PAAS or KNT?

In the previous week, Pan American Silver had 3 more articles in the media than K92 Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pan American Silver and 0 mentions for K92 Mining. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat K92 Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver	Neutral
K92 Mining	Neutral

Do analysts recommend PAAS or KNT?

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus price target of C$52.50, indicating a potential upside of 34.24%. Given Pan American Silver's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than K92 Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
K92 Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is PAAS or KNT more profitable?

K92 Mining has a net margin of 24.76% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of -1.78%. K92 Mining's return on equity of 20.37% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%
K92 Mining	24.76%	20.37%	7.49%

Which has more risk & volatility, PAAS or KNT?

Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K92 Mining has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PAAS or KNT?

62.0% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of K92 Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of K92 Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

K92 Mining beats Pan American Silver on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.