Sierra Metals (SMT) Competitors

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

Is POM or SMT more profitable?

PolyMet Mining has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sierra Metals' net margin of -7.45%. PolyMet Mining's return on equity of -5.88% beat Sierra Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PolyMet Mining	N/A	-5.88%	-2.08%
Sierra Metals	-7.45%	-6.45%	1.38%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, POM or SMT?

Sierra Metals has higher revenue and earnings than PolyMet Mining. Sierra Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PolyMet 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
PolyMet Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$25.06M	-C$0.27	N/A
Sierra Metals	C$238.26M	0.58	-C$7.71M	-C$0.08	-8.13

Is POM or SMT a better dividend stock?

PolyMet Mining pays an annual dividend of C$1.08 per share. Sierra Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. PolyMet Mining pays out -400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sierra Metals pays out -50.0% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in POM or SMT?

Sierra Metals received 66 more outperform votes than PolyMet Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 60.55% of users gave PolyMet Mining an outperform vote while only 44.75% of users gave Sierra Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
PolyMet Mining	Outperform Votes 66 60.55%	Underperform Votes 43 39.45%
Sierra Metals	Outperform Votes 132 44.75%	Underperform Votes 163 55.25%

Does the media prefer POM or SMT?

In the previous week, Sierra Metals had 5 more articles in the media than PolyMet Mining. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Sierra Metals and 0 mentions for PolyMet Mining. Sierra Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat PolyMet Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Sierra Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
PolyMet Mining	Neutral
Sierra Metals	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, POM or SMT?

PolyMet Mining has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of POM or SMT?

2.7% of PolyMet Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of Sierra Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 82.5% of PolyMet Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Sierra Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate POM or SMT?

Sierra Metals has a consensus price target of C$1.10, indicating a potential upside of 69.23%. Given Sierra Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sierra Metals is more favorable than PolyMet Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PolyMet 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

Summary

Sierra Metals beats PolyMet Mining on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.