Major Drilling Group International (MJDLF) versus The Competition Critical Analysis

Major Drilling Group International (OTCMKTS:MJDLF) is one of 1,989 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Major Drilling Group International to similar companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Major Drilling Group International and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Major Drilling Group International	0	0	2	0	3.00
Major Drilling Group International Competitors	6311	22406	32008	1752	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 15.62%. Given Major Drilling Group International’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Major Drilling Group International has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.9% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.2% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company 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.

Profitability

This table compares Major Drilling Group International and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Major Drilling Group International	N/A	N/A	N/A
Major Drilling Group International Competitors	-1,155,490,457,955,101,400.00%	-14.47%	-2.08%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Major Drilling Group International and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Major Drilling Group International	N/A	N/A	-18.37
Major Drilling Group International Competitors	$169.65 billion	$266.77 million	-21.12

Major Drilling Group International’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Major Drilling Group International. Major Drilling Group International is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Dividends

Major Drilling Group International pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Major Drilling Group International pays out -28.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.5% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Major Drilling Group International beats its rivals on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About Major Drilling Group International

Major Drilling Group International Inc. provides contract drilling services for mining and mineral exploration companies. The company offers a suite of drilling services, including surface and underground coring, directional, reverse circulation, sonic, geotechnical, environmental, water-well, coal-bed methane, shallow gas, underground percussive, longhole drilling, surface drill and blast, and related mining services. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Moncton, Canada with additional offices in the United States, Mexico, South America, Asia, Africa, and Australia.