Central Asia Metals (CAML) Competitors

Central Asia Metals (LON:CAML) and Atalaya Mining (LON:ATYM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CAML or ATYM?

67.8% of Central Asia Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Atalaya Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Central Asia Metals 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to CAML or ATYM?

In the previous week, Atalaya Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Central Asia Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Atalaya Mining and 1 mentions for Central Asia Metals. Atalaya Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Central Asia Metals' score of -0.98 indicating that Atalaya Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Asia Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Atalaya Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is CAML or ATYM a better dividend stock?

Central Asia Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.6%. Atalaya Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Central Asia Metals pays out 11,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Atalaya Mining pays out 3,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is CAML or ATYM more profitable?

Central Asia Metals has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Atalaya Mining's net margin of 10.50%. Central Asia Metals' return on equity of 10.81% beat Atalaya Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Asia Metals	20.13%	10.81%	9.30%
Atalaya Mining	10.50%	6.58%	2.82%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CAML or ATYM?

Central Asia Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atalaya Mining. Central Asia Metals 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
Central Asia Metals	£199.19M	1.36	£40.52M	£0.16	970.00
Atalaya Mining	£333.10M	1.41	£34.99M	£0.20	1,667.50

Which has more risk & volatility, CAML or ATYM?

Central Asia Metals has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atalaya Mining has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAML or ATYM?

Central Asia Metals received 141 more outperform votes than Atalaya Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.28% of users gave Central Asia Metals an outperform vote while only 79.65% of users gave Atalaya Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Asia Metals	Outperform Votes 595 84.28%	Underperform Votes 111 15.72%
Atalaya Mining	Outperform Votes 454 79.65%	Underperform Votes 116 20.35%

Do analysts recommend CAML or ATYM?

Central Asia Metals currently has a consensus price target of GBX 222.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.36%. Atalaya Mining has a consensus price target of GBX 507.50, indicating a potential upside of 52.17%. Given Atalaya Mining's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atalaya Mining is more favorable than Central Asia Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Asia Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Atalaya Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Atalaya Mining beats Central Asia Metals on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.