Analyzing Franklin Mining (FMNJ) & Its Rivals

Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ) is one of 111 public companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Franklin Mining to similar businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Franklin Mining and its rivals’ 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	-38.70%	4.37%	3.40%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Franklin Mining and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Franklin Mining	N/A	-$430,000.00	-0.04
Franklin Mining Competitors	$4.57 billion	-$71.06 million	1.41

Franklin Mining’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Franklin Mining. Franklin Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

34.9% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Franklin Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Franklin Mining and its rivals, 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	1124	3622	4460	120	2.38

As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 15.47%. Given Franklin Mining’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin Mining has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Risk & Volatility

Franklin Mining has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Mining’s rivals have a beta of 1.00, meaning that their average share price is 0% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Franklin Mining rivals 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.