Atalaya Mining (ATYM) Competitors

Taseko Mines (LON:TKO) and Atalaya Mining (LON:ATYM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TKO or ATYM?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Atalaya Mining. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atalaya Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taseko Mines	£582.21M	0.84	£46.89M	£0.10	1,675.00
Atalaya Mining	£333.10M	1.45	£34.99M	£0.20	1,715.00

Is TKO or ATYM more profitable?

Atalaya Mining has a net margin of 10.50% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of 8.05%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 11.36% beat Atalaya Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taseko Mines	8.05%	11.36%	3.36%
Atalaya Mining	10.50%	6.58%	2.82%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TKO or ATYM?

Atalaya Mining received 447 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Taseko Mines an outperform vote while only 79.65% of users gave Atalaya Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taseko Mines	Outperform Votes 7 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Atalaya Mining	Outperform Votes 454 79.65%	Underperform Votes 116 20.35%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TKO or ATYM?

30.8% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Atalaya Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Atalaya Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TKO or ATYM?

In the previous week, Atalaya Mining had 2 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Atalaya Mining and 1 mentions for Taseko Mines. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Atalaya Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taseko Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Atalaya Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate TKO or ATYM?

Taseko Mines presently has a consensus target price of GBX 275, suggesting a potential upside of 64.18%. Atalaya Mining has a consensus target price of GBX 507.50, suggesting a potential upside of 47.96%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Atalaya Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Atalaya Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, TKO or ATYM?

Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atalaya Mining has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Atalaya Mining on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.