K92 Mining (KNT) Competitors

Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) and K92 Mining (TSE:KNT) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, LUG or KNT?

Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K92 Mining has a beta of 1.07, suggesting that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer LUG or KNT?

Lundin Gold currently has a consensus target price of C$33.30, suggesting a potential downside of 2.86%. Given Lundin Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lundin Gold is more favorable than K92 Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lundin Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
K92 Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

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

27.8% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.2% of K92 Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of K92 Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer LUG or KNT?

In the previous week, K92 Mining had 5 more articles in the media than Lundin Gold. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for K92 Mining and 6 mentions for Lundin Gold. K92 Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Lundin Gold's score of 0.41 indicating that K92 Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lundin Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
K92 Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LUG or KNT?

Lundin Gold has higher revenue and earnings than K92 Mining. Lundin Gold 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
Lundin Gold	C$930.03M	8.85	C$226.03M	C$1.29	26.57
K92 Mining	C$215.72M	10.73	C$28.57M	C$0.17	57.35

Is LUG or KNT more profitable?

Lundin Gold has a net margin of 24.30% compared to K92 Mining's net margin of 13.24%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 22.88% beat K92 Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lundin Gold	24.30%	22.88%	17.59%
K92 Mining	13.24%	8.25%	7.49%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LUG or KNT?

Lundin Gold received 202 more outperform votes than K92 Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 82.86% of users gave K92 Mining an outperform vote while only 58.04% of users gave Lundin Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lundin Gold	Outperform Votes 231 58.04%	Underperform Votes 167 41.96%
K92 Mining	Outperform Votes 29 82.86%	Underperform Votes 6 17.14%

Summary

Lundin Gold beats K92 Mining on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.