MDI vs. SKE, AII, NDM, ALS, AFM, SLI, LAC, POM, NOU, and FWZ
Should you be buying Major Drilling Group International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Major Drilling Group International include Skeena Resources (SKE), Almonty Industries (AII), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Altius Minerals (ALS), Alphamin Resources (AFM), Standard Lithium (SLI), Lithium Americas (LAC), PolyMet Mining (POM), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU), and Fireweed Metals (FWZ). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Major Drilling Group International vs. Its Competitors
Skeena Resources (TSE:SKE) and Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Major Drilling Group International has a net margin of 6.12% compared to Skeena Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Major Drilling Group International's return on equity of 8.26% beat Skeena Resources' return on equity.
Skeena Resources presently has a consensus price target of C$18.85, indicating a potential downside of 15.66%. Major Drilling Group International has a consensus price target of C$13.50, indicating a potential upside of 52.89%. Given Major Drilling Group International's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Major Drilling Group International is more favorable than Skeena Resources.
71.4% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by company 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.
Major Drilling Group International has higher revenue and earnings than Skeena Resources. Skeena Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Major Drilling Group International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Major Drilling Group International had 1 more articles in the media than Skeena Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Major Drilling Group International and 1 mentions for Skeena Resources. Major Drilling Group International's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Skeena Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Major Drilling Group International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Skeena Resources has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Major Drilling Group International beats Skeena Resources on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:MDI) was last updated on 7/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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