Lucara Diamond (LUC) Competitors

Lucara Diamond (TSE:LUC) and Solaris Resources (TSE:SLS) 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, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, LUC or SLS?

Lucara Diamond has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Solaris Resources has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, LUC or SLS?

Lucara Diamond has higher revenue and earnings than Solaris Resources. Solaris Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lucara Diamond, 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
Lucara Diamond	C$178.33M	1.24	-C$23.16M	-C$0.07	-6.86
Solaris Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$49.44M	-C$0.45	-10.02

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LUC or SLS?

16.6% of Lucara Diamond shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.1% of Solaris Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.5% of Lucara Diamond shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.6% of Solaris Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is LUC or SLS more profitable?

Solaris Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Lucara Diamond's net margin of -12.74%. Lucara Diamond's return on equity of -9.13% beat Solaris Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lucara Diamond	-12.74%	-9.13%	3.82%
Solaris Resources	N/A	-148.58%	-51.67%

Do analysts prefer LUC or SLS?

Lucara Diamond currently has a consensus price target of C$0.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Solaris Resources has a consensus price target of C$13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 199.33%. Given Solaris Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Solaris Resources is more favorable than Lucara Diamond.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lucara Diamond	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Solaris Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor LUC or SLS?

In the previous week, Lucara Diamond had 1 more articles in the media than Solaris Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lucara Diamond and 1 mentions for Solaris Resources. Lucara Diamond's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Solaris Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Lucara Diamond is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lucara Diamond	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Solaris Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LUC or SLS?

Lucara Diamond received 336 more outperform votes than Solaris Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.79% of users gave Lucara Diamond an outperform vote while only 48.28% of users gave Solaris Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lucara Diamond	Outperform Votes 350 65.79%	Underperform Votes 182 34.21%
Solaris Resources	Outperform Votes 14 48.28%	Underperform Votes 15 51.72%

Summary

Lucara Diamond beats Solaris Resources on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.