RTG Mining (RTG) Competitors

RTG Mining (TSE:RTG) and Sierra Metals (TSE:SMT) 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 risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings and community ranking.

Does the media prefer RTG or SMT?

In the previous week, Sierra Metals had 5 more articles in the media than RTG Mining. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sierra Metals and 0 mentions for RTG Mining. Sierra Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat RTG Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Sierra Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RTG Mining	Neutral
Sierra Metals	Neutral

Do analysts rate RTG or SMT?

Sierra Metals has a consensus target price of C$1.10, suggesting a potential upside of 34.15%. Given Sierra Metals' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sierra Metals is more favorable than RTG Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RTG Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Sierra Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is RTG or SMT more profitable?

RTG Mining has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sierra Metals' net margin of -7.45%. Sierra Metals' return on equity of -6.45% beat RTG Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RTG Mining	N/A	-180.15%	-57.24%
Sierra Metals	-7.45%	-6.45%	1.38%

Which has more volatility and risk, RTG or SMT?

RTG Mining has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sierra Metals has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RTG or SMT?

11.0% of RTG Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Sierra Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 16.4% of RTG Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Sierra Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, RTG or SMT?

RTG Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sierra Metals. Sierra Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RTG Mining, 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
RTG Mining	C$705.00	64,113.48	-C$5.22M	-C$0.01	-4.00
Sierra Metals	C$238.26M	0.73	-C$7.71M	-C$0.08	-10.25

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RTG or SMT?

Sierra Metals received 70 more outperform votes than RTG Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.13% of users gave RTG Mining an outperform vote while only 44.75% of users gave Sierra Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RTG Mining	Outperform Votes 62 68.13%	Underperform Votes 29 31.87%
Sierra Metals	Outperform Votes 132 44.75%	Underperform Votes 163 55.25%

Summary

Sierra Metals beats RTG Mining on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.