Analyzing Paladin Energy (PALAF) and Its Rivals

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Paladin Energy and its peers, 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	754	1844	3524	171	2.49

As a group, “MINING – MISC” companies have a potential upside of 17.15%. Given Paladin Energy’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paladin Energy has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Profitability

This table compares Paladin Energy and its peers’ 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	-853.98%	-10.22%	-3.55%

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paladin Energy	$177.68 million	-$44.64 million	-44.05
Paladin Energy Competitors	$10.01 billion	$439.04 million	-16.67

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

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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 peers have a beta of 0.61, suggesting that their average share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Paladin Energy peers 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.