Sulliden Mining Capital (SMC) Competitors

First Atlantic Nickel (CVE:FAN) and Sulliden Mining Capital (TSE:SMC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in FAN or SMC?

1.3% of Sulliden Mining Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of First Atlantic Nickel shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Sulliden Mining Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FAN or SMC?

Sulliden Mining Capital received 1 more outperform votes than First Atlantic Nickel when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.13% of users gave First Atlantic Nickel an outperform vote while only 68.63% of users gave Sulliden Mining Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Atlantic Nickel	Outperform Votes 69 71.13%	Underperform Votes 28 28.87%
Sulliden Mining Capital	Outperform Votes 70 68.63%	Underperform Votes 32 31.37%

Does the media favor FAN or SMC?

In the previous week, First Atlantic Nickel and First Atlantic Nickel both had 1 articles in the media. First Atlantic Nickel's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Sulliden Mining Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that First Atlantic Nickel is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Atlantic Nickel	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sulliden Mining Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, FAN or SMC?

First Atlantic Nickel is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sulliden Mining Capital, 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
First Atlantic Nickel	N/A	N/A	-C$1.61M	-C$0.04	-4.25
Sulliden Mining Capital	N/A	N/A	-C$2.62M	-C$0.01	-2.00

Is FAN or SMC more profitable?

First Atlantic Nickel's return on equity of -48.32% beat Sulliden Mining Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Atlantic Nickel	N/A	-48.32%	-25.00%
Sulliden Mining Capital	N/A	-117.27%	-34.99%

Which has more volatility and risk, FAN or SMC?

First Atlantic Nickel has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sulliden Mining Capital has a beta of 2.32, suggesting that its share price is 132% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Sulliden Mining Capital beats First Atlantic Nickel on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.