Paladin Energy (PALAF) vs. Its Competitors Head-To-Head Contrast

Paladin Energy (OTCMKTS:PALAF) is one of 1,051 publicly-traded companies in the “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Paladin Energy to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paladin Energy	$304.32 million	$5.34 million	176.50
Paladin Energy Competitors	$10.86 billion	$5.51 billion	-0.80

Paladin Energy’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Paladin Energy. Paladin Energy 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Paladin Energy and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paladin Energy	0	1	1	1	3.00
Paladin Energy Competitors	5981	26988	40848	2422	2.52

Paladin Energy currently has a consensus target price of $10.20, indicating a potential upside of 92.63%. As a group, “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies have a potential upside of 28.96%. Given Paladin Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Paladin Energy is more favorable than its rivals.

Volatility and Risk

Paladin Energy has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Paladin Energy’s rivals have a beta of -3.72, suggesting that their average share price is 472% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Paladin Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.3% of shares of all “Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels” companies are held 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.

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	0.45%	0.13%	0.10%
Paladin Energy Competitors	-457.98%	19.26%	6.33%

Summary

Paladin Energy rivals beat Paladin Energy on 7 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.