GSM vs SND vs TGB Stock Comparison

Ferroglobe, Smart Sand and Trekor Metals Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GSM Ferroglobe PLC
$2.53 -41.7% 1M -43.9% 1Y
Market cap
$485.03M
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.43B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
2 wins
SND Smart Sand, Inc.
$3.91 -26.5% 1M +83.6% 1Y
Market cap
$148.80M
P/E
14.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$386.99M
Div. yield
–
Industrial Minerals Basic Materials
3 wins
TGB Trekor Metals Ltd
$6.97 -20.9% 1M +60.6% 1Y
Market cap
$2.25B
P/E
29.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$1.08B
Div. yield
–
Copper Basic Materials
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trekor Metals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Trekor Metals 5, Smart Sand 3, Ferroglobe 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSMSNDTGBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $485.03M $148.80M $2.25B TGB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.0x 14.2x 29.7x SND
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 17.9x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.8% +26.5% +97.5% TGB
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 2.1% 2.7% 7.0% TGB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 1.9% 3.1% 25.6% TGB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.1x 1.0x GSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -43.9% +83.6% +60.6% SND
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -18.2%/yr +11.1%/yr +26.2%/yr TGB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 66.2% 72.1% 71.7% GSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 73/100 67/100 SND

Percentile Scorecard

GSMSNDTGB

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisGSMSNDTGB
Valuation 96 #8 of 169 95 #10 of 169 82 #32 of 169
Growth 34 #101 of 153 76 #37 of 153 95 #9 of 153
Profitability 52 #60 of 123 56 #55 of 123 81 #24 of 123
Financial Health 52 #79 of 165 43 #95 of 165 20 #132 of 165
Shareholder Returns 80 #24 of 116 97 #4 of 116 57 #50 of 116
Overall 63 73 67
  • GSM ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • SND ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining
  • TGB ranked among 177 companies in Metals and Mining

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodGSMSNDTGBSPY
1 month -41.7%-26.5%-20.9% -5.9%
3 months -38.7%-11.5%-15.4% -4.6%
6 months -36.2%-20.2%-3.9% +0.2%
Year to date -45.5%-2.2%+23.1% +7.5%
1 year -43.9%+83.6%+60.6% +8.2%
3 years -44.2%+88.9%+420.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year -17.7%+23.6%+73.3% +19.0%
5 years -63.3%+69.3%+219.7% +56.5%
5 years, per year -18.2%+11.1%+26.2% +9.4%
10 years -71.8%-64.4%+1,448.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year -11.9%-9.8%+31.5% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureGSMSNDTGBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 66.2%72.1%71.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 72.4%83.3%71.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.290.162.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.661.160.84 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -73.0%-70.3%-61.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -53.6%-32.8%-28.0% -5.9%
52-week high $5.45$5.82$9.68 $779.14
52-week low $2.53$2.09$4.22 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleGSMSNDTGB
P/E now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 12.9x 14.6xmedian 12.9x 29.7xmedian 12.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.3xmedian 3.1x 0.4xmedian 3.1x 2.3xmedian 3.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 7.6x 4.0xmedian 7.6x 5.4xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 12.2x 4.4xmedian 12.2x 4.2xmedian 12.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 2.2x 0.6xmedian 2.2x 2.8xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median -0.48median 0.19 2.33median 0.19 0.44median 0.19

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsGSMSNDTGB
Revenue $1.43B $386.99M $1.08B
Gross profit – $52.09M $445.68M
Operating income $22.93M $7.85M $429.96M
Net income $25.66M $10.49M $77.12M
Free cash flow $38.78M $34.63M $593.87M
EPS (diluted) $0.16 $0.25 $0.23
Cash & equivalents $93.13M $10.20M $214.17M
Total debt $58.99M $14.66M $801.56M
Shares (diluted) 188.36M 41.37M 323.50M
Enterprise value $41.94M $91.51M $1.54B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricGSMSNDTGB
P/E 15.7x 14.6x 29.7x
P/FCF 12.2x 4.4x 4.2x
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 3.2x 5.0x
P/S 0.3x 0.4x 2.3x
P/B 0.6x 0.6x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.6x 4.0x 5.4x
EV/EBIT 19.1x 20.0x 7.2x
EV/Revenue 0.3x 0.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF 11.3x 4.5x 5.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 8.3x 3.3x 6.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.48 2.33 0.44

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSMSNDTGB
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.8% 26.5% 97.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.1% 8.6% 34.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 64.5% 165.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% 40.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 123.3% 193.0% 177.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -52.4% 4.3% 42.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 121.3% 1,206% 238.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -39.3% 9.4% 21.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.8% 1,143% 239.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -32.7% 6.3% 67.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -39.7% 350.4% 161.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -41.4% 7.8% 78.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -23.7% 16,392% 125.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.4% 18.7% 66.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSMSNDTGB
Gross margin – 13.5% 41.1%
EBITDA margin 8.5% 10.0% 52.7%
Operating margin 1.6% 2.0% 39.6%
Pretax margin 1.4% 1.9% 46.0%
Net margin 2.1% 2.7% 7.0%
FCF margin 2.7% 8.9% 54.8%
Operating cash flow margin 3.7% 12.1% 46.2%
Return on equity 3.4% 4.4% 10.8%
Return on assets 1.6% 3.1% 3.5%
Return on invested capital 1.9% 3.1% 25.6%
Return on capital employed 1.5% 2.7% 17.5%
Asset turnover 0.9x 1.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 4.5x 6.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.9% 2.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSMSNDTGB
Debt / assets 3.7% 4.2% 28.9%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.1x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.3x 0.1x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 0.4x 1.3x
Liabilities / assets 50.7% 31.4% 67.8%
Equity / assets 49.3% 68.6% 32.2%
Interest coverage 1.0x – 8.3x
Current ratio 8.7x 1.7x –
Quick ratio 4.7x 1.0x 0.9x
Cash ratio 1.1x 0.2x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 2.44 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSMSNDTGB
Dividend yield 1.7% 6.4% –
Net buyback yield -0.4% 1.0% -0.4%
Shareholder yield 1.3% 7.4% -0.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusGSMSNDTGB
Forward P/E – – 17.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.05FY2026 $-0.27FY2026 $0.39FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -1,000.0%FY2026 +680.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +112.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $1.43BFY2026 $380.19MFY2026 $937.17MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +6.6%FY2026 +15.2%FY2026 +91.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +32.0% – +27.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSMSNDTGB
Held by institutions 55.9% 49.7% 0.2%
Institutions holding 174 91 4
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.6% +12.9% -99.7%
Institutions buying 94 69 2
Institutions selling 58 17 2
Buyers to sellers 1.62 4.06 1.00

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

GSMSNDTGB
GSM 1.00 0.08 0.30
SND 0.08 1.00 0.12
TGB 0.30 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GSM, SND and TGB?

Trekor Metals (TGB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ferroglobe (GSM) $485.03M, Smart Sand (SND) $148.80M, Trekor Metals (TGB) $2.25B.

Which stock is cheaper, GSM, SND and TGB?

Smart Sand (SND) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ferroglobe (GSM) 16.0x, Smart Sand (SND) 14.2x, Trekor Metals (TGB) 29.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Trekor Metals (TGB) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ferroglobe (GSM) +3.8%, Smart Sand (SND) +26.5%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +97.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trekor Metals (TGB) has the highest net margin (Ferroglobe (GSM) 2.1%, Smart Sand (SND) 2.7%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 7.0%). On return on invested capital, Trekor Metals (TGB) leads (Ferroglobe (GSM) 1.9%, Smart Sand (SND) 3.1%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 25.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Smart Sand (SND) returned the most: Ferroglobe (GSM) -43.9%, Smart Sand (SND) +83.6%, Trekor Metals (TGB) +60.6%. Over five years, Trekor Metals (TGB) compounded fastest (Ferroglobe (GSM) -18.2%/yr, Smart Sand (SND) +11.1%/yr, Trekor Metals (TGB) +26.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ferroglobe (GSM) has been the steadiest (Ferroglobe (GSM) 66.2%, Smart Sand (SND) 72.1%, Trekor Metals (TGB) 71.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GSM, SND and TGB?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trekor Metals (TGB) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.