Capstone Copper (CS) Competitors

First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) and Capstone Copper (TSE:CS) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk and volatility, FM or CS?

First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capstone Copper has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate FM or CS?

First Quantum Minerals currently has a consensus target price of C$21.57, suggesting a potential upside of 35.85%. Capstone Copper has a consensus target price of C$12.38, suggesting a potential upside of 116.73%. Given Capstone Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Capstone Copper is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Quantum Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Capstone Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Which has better earnings and valuation, FM or CS?

Capstone Copper has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Quantum Minerals. Capstone Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Quantum 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
First Quantum Minerals	C$3.25B	2.77	-C$1.05B	-C$2.71	-5.87
Capstone Copper	C$998.95M	3.05	-C$14.64M	-C$0.04	-146.18

Does the media prefer FM or CS?

In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 9 more articles in the media than Capstone Copper. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 1 mentions for Capstone Copper. First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Capstone Copper's score of -0.52 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Quantum Minerals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Capstone Copper	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FM or CS?

Capstone Copper received 8 more outperform votes than First Quantum Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.35% of users gave Capstone Copper an outperform vote while only 45.99% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Quantum Minerals	Outperform Votes 689 45.99%	Underperform Votes 809 54.01%
Capstone Copper	Outperform Votes 697 69.35%	Underperform Votes 308 30.65%

Is FM or CS a better dividend stock?

First Quantum Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Capstone Copper pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. First Quantum Minerals pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capstone Copper pays out -665.6% 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. Capstone Copper is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is FM or CS more profitable?

Capstone Copper has a net margin of -1.47% compared to First Quantum Minerals' net margin of -32.41%. Capstone Copper's return on equity of -0.74% beat First Quantum Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Quantum Minerals	-32.41%	-14.05%	2.31%
Capstone Copper	-1.47%	-0.74%	0.47%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FM or CS?

53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Capstone Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Capstone Copper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Capstone Copper beats First Quantum Minerals on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.