Fresnillo (FRES) Competitors

Empire Metals (LON:EEE) and Fresnillo (LON:FRES) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, EEE or FRES?

Empire Metals has a beta of 1.8, suggesting that its share price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fresnillo has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, EEE or FRES?

Fresnillo has higher revenue and earnings than Empire Metals. Empire Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fresnillo, 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
Empire Metals	N/A	N/A	-£3.47M	-£0.00	-52,238.81
Fresnillo	£3.94B	4.19	£310.64M	£0.62	3,627.83

Do institutionals & insiders believe in EEE or FRES?

0.6% of Empire Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.4% of Fresnillo shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.1% of Empire Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 75.0% of Fresnillo shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EEE or FRES?

In the previous week, Empire Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Fresnillo. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Empire Metals and 3 mentions for Fresnillo. Empire Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Fresnillo's score of 0.10 indicating that Empire Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Empire Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fresnillo	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend EEE or FRES?

Fresnillo has a consensus price target of GBX 1,576, indicating a potential downside of 29.71%. Given Fresnillo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fresnillo is more favorable than Empire Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empire Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Fresnillo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is EEE or FRES more profitable?

Fresnillo has a net margin of 8.70% compared to Empire Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Fresnillo's return on equity of 6.52% beat Empire Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empire Metals	N/A	-39.66%	-25.26%
Fresnillo	8.70%	6.52%	4.20%

Summary

Fresnillo beats Empire Metals on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.