Solitario Resources (SLR) Competitors

Solitario Resources (TSE:SLR) and Trilogy Metals (TSE:TMQ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer SLR or TMQ?

Trilogy Metals has a consensus price target of C$0.92, indicating a potential upside of 25.57%. Given Trilogy Metals' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Trilogy Metals is more favorable than Solitario Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Solitario Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Trilogy Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more volatility and risk, SLR or TMQ?

Solitario Resources has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trilogy Metals has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SLR or TMQ?

In the previous week, Solitario Resources and Solitario Resources both had 1 articles in the media. Solitario Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Trilogy Metals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Solitario Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Trilogy Metals	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 earnings & valuation, SLR or TMQ?

Solitario Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Trilogy Metals. Solitario Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trilogy Metals, 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
Solitario Resources	-C$408K	-253.04	-C$4.10M	-C$0.07	-18.14
Trilogy Metals	N/A	N/A	-C$14.95M	-C$0.14	-5.21

Is SLR or TMQ more profitable?

Trilogy Metals' return on equity of -10.57% beat Solitario Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Solitario Resources	N/A	-17.60%	-11.06%
Trilogy Metals	N/A	-10.57%	-3.12%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SLR or TMQ?

18.9% of Solitario Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.6% of Trilogy Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 22.2% of Solitario Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of Trilogy Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SLR or TMQ?

Trilogy Metals received 51 more outperform votes than Solitario Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.77% of users gave Solitario Resources an outperform vote while only 64.53% of users gave Trilogy Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Solitario Resources	Outperform Votes 60 69.77%	Underperform Votes 26 30.23%
Trilogy Metals	Outperform Votes 111 64.53%	Underperform Votes 61 35.47%

Summary

Trilogy Metals beats Solitario Resources on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.