Mandalay Resources (MND) Competitors

K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V) (CVE:KNT) and Mandalay Resources (TSE:MND) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KNT or MND?

Mandalay Resources received 81 more outperform votes than K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.59% of users gave Mandalay Resources an outperform vote while only 68.90% of users gave K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)	Outperform Votes 195 68.90%	Underperform Votes 88 31.10%
Mandalay Resources	Outperform Votes 276 74.59%	Underperform Votes 94 25.41%

Does the media favor KNT or MND?

In the previous week, Mandalay Resources had 5 more articles in the media than K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V). MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Mandalay Resources and 0 mentions for K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V). Mandalay Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Mandalay Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)	Neutral
Mandalay Resources	Positive

Do analysts rate KNT or MND?

K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V) presently has a consensus target price of C$12.78, suggesting a potential upside of 59.89%. Mandalay Resources has a consensus target price of C$2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 48.24%. Given K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)'s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V) is more favorable than Mandalay Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Mandalay Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is KNT or MND more profitable?

Mandalay Resources has a net margin of 13.28% compared to K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)'s net margin of 0.00%. Mandalay Resources' return on equity of 14.32% beat K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mandalay Resources	13.28%	14.32%	12.50%

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

77.1% of Mandalay Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Mandalay Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, KNT or MND?

K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mandalay Resources. Mandalay Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V), 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
K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V)	C$144.51M	11.29	C$50.23M	C$0.25	32.48
Mandalay Resources	C$159.53M	2.01	C$21.19M	C$0.45	10.64

Summary

Mandalay Resources beats K92 Mining Inc. (KNT.V) on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.