Talon Metals (TLO) Competitors

Foran Mining (CVE:FOM) and Talon Metals (TSE:TLO) are both small-cap industrial metals & minerals industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

Is FOM or TLO more profitable?

Talon Metals' return on equity of -0.94% beat Foran Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foran Mining	N/A	-1.14%	-3.01%
Talon Metals	N/A	-0.94%	-0.69%

Does the media prefer FOM or TLO?

In the previous week, Foran Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Talon Metals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Foran Mining and 0 mentions for Talon Metals. Foran Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.75 equaled Talon Metals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Foran Mining	Positive
Talon Metals	Positive

Do analysts prefer FOM or TLO?

Foran Mining presently has a consensus price target of C$4.94, suggesting a potential upside of 52.86%. Talon Metals has a consensus price target of C$0.48, suggesting a potential upside of 25.00%. Given Foran Mining's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Foran Mining is more favorable than Talon Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foran Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Talon Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FOM or TLO?

6.4% of Foran Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of Talon Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 23.3% of Foran Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Talon Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FOM or TLO?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Foran Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$8.82M	-C$0.01	-247.76
Talon Metals	N/A	N/A	-C$2.11M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, FOM or TLO?

Foran Mining has a beta of 3.68, meaning that its stock price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Talon Metals has a beta of 0.567147, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Foran Mining and Talon Metals tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.