MC Mining (MCM) Competitors

GCM Resources (LON:GCM) and MC Mining (LON:MCM) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media favor GCM or MCM?

In the previous week, GCM Resources had 2 more articles in the media than MC Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for GCM Resources and 0 mentions for MC Mining. MC Mining's average media sentiment score of -0.27 beat GCM Resources' score of -0.78 indicating that GCM Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
GCM Resources	Neutral
MC Mining	Negative

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GCM or MCM?

15.7% of GCM Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of MC Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of GCM Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 75.2% of MC Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is GCM or MCM more profitable?

GCM Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to GCM Resources' net margin of -15.80%. MC Mining's return on equity of -3.58% beat GCM Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
GCM Resources	N/A	-3.58%	-1.21%
MC Mining	-15.80%	-9.93%	-4.65%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GCM or MCM?

GCM Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than MC Mining. GCM Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MC 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
GCM Resources	N/A	N/A	-£1.33M	-£0.01	-550.00
MC Mining	£55.97M	0.51	-£8.84M	-£0.02	-350.00

Do analysts rate GCM or MCM?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
GCM Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
MC Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, GCM or MCM?

GCM Resources has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MC Mining has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GCM or MCM?

MC Mining received 29 more outperform votes than GCM Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.13% of users gave MC Mining an outperform vote while only 62.28% of users gave GCM Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
GCM Resources	Outperform Votes 71 62.28%	Underperform Votes 43 37.72%
MC Mining	Outperform Votes 100 78.13%	Underperform Votes 28 21.88%

Summary

GCM Resources beats MC Mining on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.