Major Drilling Group International (MDI) Competitors C$8.70 +0.17 (+1.99%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades MDI vs. AFM, SKE, ALS, LAC, POM, TECK.A, AMC, SLI, ETG, and FVLShould you be buying Major Drilling Group International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Major Drilling Group International include Alphamin Resources (AFM), Skeena Resources (SKE), Altius Minerals (ALS), Lithium Americas (LAC), PolyMet Mining (POM), Teck Resources (TECK.A), Arizona Metals (AMC), Standard Lithium (SLI), Entrée Resources (ETG), and Freegold Ventures (FVL). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry. Major Drilling Group International vs. Alphamin Resources Skeena Resources Altius Minerals Lithium Americas PolyMet Mining Teck Resources Arizona Metals Standard Lithium Entrée Resources Freegold Ventures Alphamin Resources (CVE:AFM) and Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AFM or MDI? Alphamin Resources has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AFM or MDI? Major Drilling Group International received 137 more outperform votes than Alphamin Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.41% of users gave Alphamin Resources an outperform vote while only 65.97% of users gave Major Drilling Group International an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAlphamin ResourcesOutperform Votes8472.41% Underperform Votes3227.59% Major Drilling Group InternationalOutperform Votes22165.97% Underperform Votes11434.03% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AFM or MDI? Alphamin Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Major Drilling Group International. Major Drilling Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alphamin Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAlphamin ResourcesC$342.96M4.40C$54.94MC$0.0619.67Major Drilling Group InternationalC$697.85M1.02C$47.18MC$0.5715.26 Do analysts rate AFM or MDI? Major Drilling Group International has a consensus target price of C$13.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.43%. Given Major Drilling Group International's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Major Drilling Group International is more favorable than Alphamin Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Alphamin Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Major Drilling Group International 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is AFM or MDI more profitable? Alphamin Resources has a net margin of 16.02% compared to Major Drilling Group International's net margin of 6.76%. Alphamin Resources' return on equity of 17.87% beat Major Drilling Group International's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Alphamin Resources16.02% 17.87% 15.99% Major Drilling Group International 6.76%9.65%6.57% Does the media favor AFM or MDI? In the previous week, Alphamin Resources had 6 more articles in the media than Major Drilling Group International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Alphamin Resources and 0 mentions for Major Drilling Group International. Alphamin Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Major Drilling Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Alphamin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Alphamin Resources Positive Major Drilling Group International Neutral Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AFM or MDI? 4.0% of Alphamin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.6% of Alphamin 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AFM or MDI a better dividend stock? Alphamin Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.2%. Major Drilling Group International pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Alphamin Resources pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Major Drilling Group International pays out 7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 MDI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMajor Drilling Group InternationalOther Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$712.01MC$866.00MC$2.82BC$6.25BDividend Yield0.63%6.46%5.26%5.27%P/E Ratio15.2685.91108.3826.81Price / Sales1.0253,696.81593,019.921,531.29Price / Cash8.3324.4623.4283.81Price / Book1.392.543.323.15Net IncomeC$47.18MC$56.06MC$149.36MC$299.38M7 Day Performance3.57%0.57%0.61%0.76%1 Month Performance1.16%-4.99%1.39%12.82%1 Year Performance17.73%33.25%27.36%44.03% Major Drilling Group International Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MDIMajor Drilling Group InternationalN/AC$8.70+2.0%C$13.00+49.4%+17.4%C$712.01MC$697.85M15.262,500AFMAlphamin ResourcesN/AC$1.18-1.7%N/A+35.6%C$1.51BC$342.96M19.67N/AAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageSKESkeena Resources2.4225 of 5 starsC$12.09-0.6%C$16.96+40.3%+122.2%C$1.29BN/A-7.9060Insider TradeALSAltius Minerals0.7272 of 5 starsC$26.25+0.6%C$28.21+7.5%+38.6%C$1.22BC$62.38M84.6819LACLithium Americas1.349 of 5 starsC$5.13-1.3%C$7.38+43.8%-48.5%C$1.12BC$3.15M-32.06749POMPolyMet MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$556.16MN/A-10.595,184TECK.ATeck ResourcesN/AC$66.35-0.1%N/A+33.2%C$505.59MC$15.57B23.7812,600Positive NewsAMCArizona MetalsN/AC$3.99+3.1%C$4.50+12.8%+0.0%C$446.17MN/A-16.4933,700SLIStandard LithiumN/AC$2.25-7.4%N/A-36.8%C$415.31MN/A2.74N/ANegative NewsETGEntrée Resources0.176 of 5 starsC$1.98-3.4%C$2.00+1.0%+57.1%C$402.67MN/A-28.294Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeFVLFreegold VenturesN/AC$0.85-5.6%N/A+150.0%C$379.88MN/A-63.003News CoverageGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Alphamin Resources Alternatives Skeena Resources Alternatives Altius Minerals Alternatives Lithium Americas Alternatives PolyMet Mining Alternatives Teck Resources Alternatives Arizona Metals Alternatives Standard Lithium Alternatives Entrée Resources Alternatives Freegold Ventures Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (TSE:MDI) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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