Lucara Diamond (OTCMKTS:LUCRF – Get Free Report) is one of 1,989 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Lucara Diamond to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Lucara Diamond and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Lucara Diamond | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Lucara Diamond Competitors | -1,158,604,987,491,368,400.00% | 49.35% | -2.32% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
32.9% of Lucara Diamond shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Lucara Diamond | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Lucara Diamond Competitors | 6298 | 22378 | 31969 | 1752 | 2.47 |
As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 31.68%. Given Lucara Diamond’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lucara Diamond has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Lucara Diamond and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Lucara Diamond | N/A | N/A | 0.53 |
| Lucara Diamond Competitors | $4.75 billion | $266.77 million | -21.57 |
Lucara Diamond’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Lucara Diamond. Lucara Diamond 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
Lucara Diamond pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. Lucara Diamond pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 9.4% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Lucara Diamond is clearly a better dividend stock than its rivals, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Lucara Diamond rivals beat Lucara Diamond on 7 of the 13 factors compared.
Lucara Diamond Company Profile
Lucara Diamond Corp., a diamond mining company, engages in the development and operation of diamond properties in Africa. The company holds 100% interests in the Karowe mine located in Botswana. It also operates Clara Platform, a digital sales platform for rough diamonds. The company was formerly known as Bannockburn Resources Limited and changed its name to Lucara Diamond Corp. in August 2007. Lucara Diamond Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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