Centamin (CEE) Competitors

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) and Centamin (TSE:CEE) are both mid-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EMP.A or CEE?

Empire received 173 more outperform votes than Centamin when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.98% of users gave Centamin an outperform vote while only 45.56% of users gave Empire an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Empire	Outperform Votes 287 45.56%	Underperform Votes 343 54.44%
Centamin	Outperform Votes 114 62.98%	Underperform Votes 67 37.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, EMP.A or CEE?

Empire has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centamin has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EMP.A or CEE more profitable?

Centamin has a net margin of 9.10% compared to Empire's net margin of 2.18%. Centamin's return on equity of 14.16% beat Empire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empire	2.18%	12.94%	4.60%
Centamin	9.10%	14.16%	8.45%

Does the media favor EMP.A or CEE?

In the previous week, Empire had 2 more articles in the media than Centamin. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Empire and 0 mentions for Centamin. Empire's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Centamin's score of 0.00 indicating that Empire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Empire	Neutral
Centamin	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of EMP.A or CEE?

40.9% of Empire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Centamin shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Empire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Centamin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EMP.A or CEE a better dividend stock?

Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Centamin pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Empire pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centamin pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EMP.A or CEE?

Empire has higher revenue and earnings than Centamin. Empire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centamin, 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	C$30.87B	0.18	C$672M	C$2.74	14.59
Centamin	C$930.75M	3.46	C$84.67M	C$0.10	27.80

Do analysts recommend EMP.A or CEE?

Empire presently has a consensus price target of C$43.14, suggesting a potential upside of 7.91%. Given Empire's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Empire is more favorable than Centamin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empire	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Centamin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Empire beats Centamin on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.