Comparing Paladin Energy (PALAF) & The Competition

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

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Paladin Energy and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paladin Energy	$177.68 million	-$44.64 million	-53.00
Paladin Energy Competitors	$7.79 billion	$431.05 million	-17.86

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Paladin Energy and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paladin Energy	0	3	0	0	2.00
Paladin Energy Competitors	724	1817	3489	169	2.50

As a group, “MINING – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 11.02%. Given Paladin Energy’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Paladin Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Paladin Energy and its competitors’ 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	-1,015.85%	-12.18%	-4.41%

Institutional and Insider 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. 9.6% of shares of all “MINING – MISC” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Paladin Energy has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paladin Energy’s competitors have a beta of 0.48, suggesting that their average stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Paladin Energy

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.