Altius Minerals (ALS) Competitors

Perseus Mining (TSE:PRU) and Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) 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, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation and earnings, PRU or ALS?

Perseus Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Altius Minerals. Perseus Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altius Minerals, 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
Perseus Mining	C$1.73B	2.63	C$546.57M	C$0.32	9.26
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	26.46	C$13.64M	C$0.30	84.85

Does the media favor PRU or ALS?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 1 more articles in the media than Perseus Mining. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Altius Minerals and 4 mentions for Perseus Mining. Perseus Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Altius Minerals' score of -0.36 indicating that Perseus Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perseus Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Altius Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend PRU or ALS?

Perseus Mining currently has a consensus price target of C$2.70, suggesting a potential downside of 9.09%. Altius Minerals has a consensus price target of C$29.32, suggesting a potential upside of 16.96%. Given Altius Minerals' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Altius Minerals is more favorable than Perseus Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perseus Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PRU or ALS?

Altius Minerals received 155 more outperform votes than Perseus Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.71% of users gave Altius Minerals an outperform vote while only 55.68% of users gave Perseus Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Perseus Mining	Outperform Votes 103 55.68%	Underperform Votes 82 44.32%
Altius Minerals	Outperform Votes 258 60.71%	Underperform Votes 167 39.29%

Is PRU or ALS a better dividend stock?

Perseus Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Altius Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Perseus Mining pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altius Minerals pays out 121.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Perseus Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is PRU or ALS more profitable?

Perseus Mining has a net margin of 31.59% compared to Altius Minerals' net margin of 31.13%. Perseus Mining's return on equity of 22.01% beat Altius Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perseus Mining	31.59%	22.01%	16.07%
Altius Minerals	31.13%	2.80%	2.60%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PRU or ALS?

60.2% of Perseus Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Perseus Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, PRU or ALS?

Perseus Mining has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Perseus Mining beats Altius Minerals on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.