Critical Contrast: Major Drilling Group International (MJDLF) & Its Peers

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 peers? We will compare Major Drilling Group International to related companies based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk and valuation.

Dividends

Major Drilling Group International pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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 9.2% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Profitability

This table compares Major Drilling Group International and its peers’ 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%	-14.49%	-2.09%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

61.9% of Major Drilling Group International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Major Drilling Group International and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Major Drilling Group International	N/A	N/A	-17.40
Major Drilling Group International Competitors	$4.69 billion	$266.77 million	-21.83

Major Drilling Group International’s peers 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 peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Major Drilling Group International and its peers, as reported 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	6299	22382	31971	1752	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 29.87%. Given Major Drilling Group International’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Major Drilling Group International has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

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

Major Drilling Group International Company Profile

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.