Head to Head Contrast: Paladin Energy (PALAF) & Its Competitors

Paladin Energy (OTCMKTS:PALAF) is one of 103 publicly-traded companies in the “MINING – MISC” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Paladin Energy to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Paladin Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paladin Energy	0	3	0	0	2.00
Paladin Energy Competitors	738	1829	3508	170	2.50

As a group, “MINING – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 14.55%. Given Paladin Energy’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Paladin Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Paladin Energy has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paladin Energy’s rivals have a beta of 0.61, suggesting that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Paladin Energy and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paladin Energy	$177.68 million	-$44.64 million	-51.30
Paladin Energy Competitors	$10.01 billion	$439.04 million	-18.43

Paladin Energy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Paladin Energy. Paladin Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Paladin Energy and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paladin Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
Paladin Energy Competitors	-1,016.65%	-12.40%	-4.52%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Paladin Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.5% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Paladin Energy rivals beat Paladin Energy on 9 of the 13 factors compared.

Paladin Energy Company Profile

Paladin Energy Ltd develops, explores for, owns, and operates uranium mines in Australia, Canada, and Africa. The company operates through Exploration, Namibia, and Australia segments. Its flagship project is the Langer Heinrich mine located in the Namib Desert in Namibia. The company was formerly known as Paladin Resources Ltd and changed its name to Paladin Energy Limited in November 2007. Paladin Energy Ltd was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Perth, Australia.