Amerigo Resources (ARG) Competitors

Taseko Mines (TSE:TKO) and Amerigo Resources (TSE:ARG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, risk, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Is TKO or ARG more profitable?

Taseko Mines has a net margin of 8.05% compared to Amerigo Resources' net margin of 7.16%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 11.36% beat Amerigo Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taseko Mines	8.05%	11.36%	3.36%
Amerigo Resources	7.16%	10.75%	6.07%

Which has more risk & volatility, TKO or ARG?

Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.92, meaning that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerigo Resources has a beta of 3.11, meaning that its share price is 211% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

31.6% of Taseko Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Amerigo Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Amerigo Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TKO or ARG?

Amerigo Resources received 161 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.00% of users gave Taseko Mines an outperform vote while only 65.08% of users gave Amerigo Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taseko Mines	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%
Amerigo Resources	Outperform Votes 164 65.08%	Underperform Votes 88 34.92%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, TKO or ARG?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Amerigo Resources. Amerigo Resources 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
Taseko Mines	C$582.21M	1.48	C$46.89M	C$0.17	17.24
Amerigo Resources	C$169.30M	1.64	C$12.13M	C$0.10	16.70

Does the media refer more to TKO or ARG?

In the previous week, Amerigo Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Amerigo Resources and 3 mentions for Taseko Mines. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Amerigo Resources' score of 0.97 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taseko Mines	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Amerigo Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TKO or ARG?

Taseko Mines currently has a consensus target price of C$4.25, indicating a potential upside of 45.05%. Given Taseko Mines' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Amerigo Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67
Amerigo Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Amerigo Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.