Taseko Mines (TGB) Competitors

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Taseko Mines (NYSE:TGB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ERO or TGB?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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
Ero Copper	$470.26M	3.17	-$68.47M	$1.37	10.51
Taseko Mines	$578.65M	1.73	$61.28M	-$0.06	-52.58

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ERO or TGB?

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Taseko Mines shares are owned 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.

Do analysts prefer ERO or TGB?

Ero Copper currently has a consensus target price of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 63.19%. Taseko Mines has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 58.48%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Taseko Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media favor ERO or TGB?

In the previous week, Ero Copper and Ero Copper both had 4 articles in the media. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Taseko Mines' score of 0.50 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taseko Mines	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ERO or TGB?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ERO or TGB more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 26.63% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of -2.09%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 17.96% beat Taseko Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	26.63%	17.96%	8.06%
Taseko Mines	-2.09%	12.04%	2.89%

Summary

Ero Copper beats Taseko Mines on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.