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 better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATYM or CAML?

Central Asia Metals received 141 more outperform votes than Atalaya Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 84.16% 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 84.16%	Underperform Votes 112 15.84%

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 1.6%. Central Asia Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. Atalaya Mining pays out 37.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Central Asia Metals pays out 106.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer ATYM or CAML?

Atalaya Mining presently has a consensus target price of GBX 507.50, suggesting a potential upside of 31.48%. Central Asia Metals has a consensus target price of GBX 206.67, suggesting a potential upside of 30.80%. Given Atalaya Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

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

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

Which has more risk & 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.

Is ATYM or CAML more profitable?

Central Asia Metals has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Atalaya Mining's net margin of 7.72%. Central Asia Metals' return on equity of 10.65% beat Atalaya Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atalaya Mining	7.72%	5.08%	2.82%
Central Asia Metals	20.13%	10.65%	9.30%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	£431.00M	1.53	£33.29M	£16.13	23.92
Central Asia Metals	£238.15M	1.50	£47.93M	£16.95	9.32

Does the media favor ATYM or CAML?

In the previous week, Central Asia Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Atalaya Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Central Asia Metals and 0 mentions for Atalaya Mining. Central Asia Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Atalaya Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Central Asia Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atalaya Mining	Neutral
Central Asia Metals	Positive

Summary

Central Asia Metals beats Atalaya Mining on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.