Platinum Group Metals (PTM) Competitors

Platinum Group Metals (TSE:PTM) and Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) 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 earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PTM or NDM?

18.0% of Platinum Group Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.7% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.5% of Platinum Group Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate PTM or NDM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Platinum Group Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is PTM or NDM more profitable?

Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity of -14.44% beat Platinum Group Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	-19.30%	-10.89%
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-14.44%	-8.16%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PTM or NDM?

Northern Dynasty Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Platinum Group Metals, 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
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	N/A	-C$3.42M	-C$0.07	-30.53
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$17.31M	-C$0.03	-38.35

Which has more volatility and risk, PTM or NDM?

Platinum Group Metals has a beta of 1.87, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PTM or NDM?

In the previous week, Northern Dynasty Minerals had 1 more articles in the media than Platinum Group Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern Dynasty Minerals and 1 mentions for Platinum Group Metals. Platinum Group Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Dynasty Minerals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Platinum Group Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Northern Dynasty Minerals beats Platinum Group Metals on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.