Mandalay Resources (MND) Competitors

Mandalay Resources (TSE:MND) and SilverCrest Metals (CVE:SIL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and dividends.

Is MND or SIL more profitable?

Mandalay Resources has a net margin of 13.58% compared to SilverCrest Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Mandalay Resources' return on equity of 14.47% beat SilverCrest Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mandalay Resources	13.58%	14.47%	12.50%
SilverCrest Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MND or SIL?

Mandalay Resources received 155 more outperform votes than SilverCrest Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.59% of users gave Mandalay Resources an outperform vote while only 51.71% of users gave SilverCrest Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mandalay Resources	Outperform Votes 276 74.59%	Underperform Votes 94 25.41%
SilverCrest Metals	Outperform Votes 121 51.71%	Underperform Votes 113 48.29%

Does the media prefer MND or SIL?

In the previous week, Mandalay Resources and Mandalay Resources both had 2 articles in the media. Mandalay Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat SilverCrest Metals' score of -0.82 indicating that Mandalay Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mandalay Resources	Positive
SilverCrest Metals	Negative

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MND or SIL?

Mandalay Resources has higher revenue and earnings than SilverCrest Metals. SilverCrest Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mandalay Resources, 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
Mandalay Resources	C$210.06M	1.52	C$28.53M	C$0.41	8.39
SilverCrest Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	-C$0.10	-83.53

Is MND or SIL a better dividend stock?

Mandalay Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. SilverCrest Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Mandalay Resources pays out 7.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SilverCrest Metals pays out -58.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MND or SIL?

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

Do analysts rate MND or SIL?

Mandalay Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$2.50, indicating a potential downside of 27.33%. SilverCrest Metals has a consensus target price of C$12.46, indicating a potential upside of 46.29%. Given SilverCrest Metals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SilverCrest Metals is more favorable than Mandalay Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mandalay Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
SilverCrest Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Summary

Mandalay Resources beats SilverCrest Metals on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.