Central Asia Metals (CAML) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ATYM or CAML?

Central Asia Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Atalaya Mining	£333.10M	1.50	£34.99M	£0.20	1,772.50
Central Asia Metals	£199.19M	1.39	£40.52M	£0.16	992.50

Do analysts rate ATYM or CAML?

Atalaya Mining presently has a consensus target price of GBX 507.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.16%. Central Asia Metals has a consensus target price of GBX 222.50, suggesting a potential upside of 40.11%. Given Atalaya Mining's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Atalaya Mining is more favorable than Central Asia Metals.

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

Does the media refer more to ATYM or CAML?

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. Central Asia Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Atalaya Mining's score of -0.22 indicating that Central Asia Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Is ATYM or CAML 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
Atalaya Mining	10.50%	6.58%	2.82%
Central Asia Metals	20.13%	10.81%	9.30%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ATYM or CAML?

54.0% of Atalaya Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.8% of Central Asia Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 31.4% of Atalaya Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Central Asia Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ATYM or CAML a better dividend stock?

Atalaya Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Central Asia Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. 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. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATYM or CAML?

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ATYM or CAML?

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

Summary

Atalaya Mining and Central Asia Metals tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.