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

Does the media refer more to CAML or TKO?

In the previous week, Central Asia Metals had 4 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Central Asia Metals and 0 mentions for Taseko Mines. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Central Asia Metals' score of -0.14 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Central Asia Metals	Neutral
Taseko Mines	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, CAML or TKO?

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

Do analysts rate CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals currently has a consensus target price of GBX 206.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.89%. Taseko Mines has a consensus target price of GBX 287.50, indicating a potential upside of 48.20%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals received 586 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Taseko Mines an outperform vote while only 84.04% of users gave Central Asia Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Asia Metals	Outperform Votes 595 84.04%	Underperform Votes 113 15.96%
Taseko Mines	Outperform Votes 9 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Which has preferable earnings & 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	£238.15M	1.67	£47.93M	£16.95	10.34
Taseko Mines	£1.18B	0.89	£148.77M	£15.43	12.57

Is CAML or TKO more profitable?

Central Asia Metals has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of 12.66%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 16.33% beat Central Asia Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Asia Metals	20.13%	10.65%	9.30%
Taseko Mines	12.66%	16.33%	3.36%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAML or TKO?

67.8% of Central Asia Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Central Asia Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Taseko Mines 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.

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Central Asia Metals on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.