Capstone Copper (CS) Competitors

Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) (TSE:KAT) and Capstone Copper (TSE:CS) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer KAT or CS?

Capstone Copper received 568 more outperform votes than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.31% of users gave Capstone Copper an outperform vote while only 69.15% of users gave Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	Outperform Votes 130 69.15%	Underperform Votes 58 30.85%
Capstone Copper	Outperform Votes 698 69.31%	Underperform Votes 309 30.69%

Does the media refer more to KAT or CS?

In the previous week, Capstone Copper had 11 more articles in the media than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Capstone Copper and 0 mentions for Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). Capstone Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Capstone Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	Neutral
Capstone Copper	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, KAT or CS?

Capstone Copper has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). Capstone Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO), 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
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	C$1.39B	0.00	-C$11.75B	-C$0.19	N/A
Capstone Copper	C$998.95M	3.71	-C$14.64M	-C$0.04	-177.41

Do analysts rate KAT or CS?

Capstone Copper has a consensus price target of C$12.17, indicating a potential upside of 75.57%. Given Capstone Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Capstone Copper is more favorable than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Capstone Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	12 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.07

Is KAT or CS more profitable?

Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Capstone Copper's net margin of -1.47%. Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat Capstone Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A
Capstone Copper	-1.47%	-0.74%	0.47%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in KAT or CS?

38.6% of Capstone Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.4% of Capstone Copper 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.

Summary

Capstone Copper beats Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.