Central Asia Metals (CAML) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals presently has a consensus target price of GBX 222.50, suggesting a potential upside of 26.28%. Taseko Mines has a consensus target price of GBX 285, suggesting a potential upside of 60.56%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Taseko Mines 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
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, CAML or TKO?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Central Asia Metals. Central Asia Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taseko Mines, 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	1.54	£40.52M	£0.16	1,101.25
Taseko Mines	£582.21M	0.89	£46.89M	£0.10	1,775.00

Which has more volatility & risk, CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CAML or TKO?

In the previous week, Central Asia Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Taseko Mines'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Central Asia Metals	Neutral
Taseko Mines	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CAML or TKO?

67.8% of Central Asia Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Taseko Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Central Asia Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CAML or TKO more profitable?

Central Asia Metals has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of 8.05%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 11.36% beat Central Asia Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Asia Metals	20.13%	10.81%	9.30%
Taseko Mines	8.05%	11.36%	3.36%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals received 589 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Taseko Mines an outperform vote while only 84.28% of users gave Central Asia Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Asia Metals	Outperform Votes 595 84.28%	Underperform Votes 111 15.72%
Taseko Mines	Outperform Votes 6 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Central Asia Metals on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.