Franklin Mining (FMNJ) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Review

Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ) is one of 110 public companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Franklin Mining to similar companies based on the strength of its dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and profitability.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Franklin Mining and its competitors revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Mining	N/A	-$430,000.00	-0.06
Franklin Mining Competitors	$4.65 billion	-$73.46 million	4.57

Franklin Mining’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Franklin Mining. Franklin Mining 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.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.8% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Franklin Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.4% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Franklin Mining and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Franklin Mining Competitors	-39.81%	4.06%	3.39%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Franklin Mining and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Franklin Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A
Franklin Mining Competitors	1106	3577	4427	120	2.39

As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 18.68%. Given Franklin Mining’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Franklin Mining has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Risk and Volatility

Franklin Mining has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Mining’s competitors have a beta of 0.99, suggesting that their average share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Franklin Mining competitors beat Franklin Mining on 7 of the 10 factors compared.

Franklin Mining Company Profile

Franklin Mining, Inc., a mining and exploration company, acquires and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. It owns interests in the La Joya mining concession in Bolivia; and Madre de Dios Area, Ch-Mine, and Los Totems project in Peru. The company was formerly known as WCM Capital, Inc. Franklin Mining, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is based in Carson City, Nevada.