RTG Mining (RTG) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to 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 0.25 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

Which has more volatility and risk, RTG or SMT?

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in RTG or SMT?

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

Do analysts recommend RTG or SMT?

Sierra Metals has a consensus target price of C$1.10, indicating a potential upside of 30.95%. Given Sierra Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	0.00
Sierra Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	0.74	-C$7.71M	-C$0.08	-10.50

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%

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%

Summary

Sierra Metals beats RTG Mining on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.