Capital Metals (CMET) Competitors

First Tin (LON:1SN) and Capital Metals (LON:CMET) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 1SN or CMET?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Tin	N/A	N/A	-£2.26M	-£0.01	-625.00
Capital Metals	N/A	N/A	-£1.17M	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 1SN or CMET?

First Tin and Capital Metals both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Tin	N/A	N/A
Capital Metals	N/A	N/A

Is 1SN or CMET more profitable?

Capital Metals' return on equity of -5.59% beat First Tin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Tin	N/A	-5.59%	-3.50%
Capital Metals	N/A	-30.07%	-13.50%

Does the media favor 1SN or CMET?

In the previous week, Capital Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled First Tin'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Tin	Neutral
Capital Metals	Neutral

Do analysts rate 1SN or CMET?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Tin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Capital Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, 1SN or CMET?

First Tin has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital Metals has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in 1SN or CMET?

12.0% of First Tin shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.8% of Capital Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 61.4% of First Tin shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.7% of Capital Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

First Tin beats Capital Metals on 5 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.