Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) Competitors

Dundee Precious Metals (TSE:DPM) and Empire (TSE:EMP.A) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

Does the media prefer DPM or EMP.A?

In the previous week, Empire had 16 more articles in the media than Dundee Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Empire and 1 mentions for Dundee Precious Metals. Dundee Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Empire's score of 0.58 indicating that Dundee Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dundee Precious Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Empire	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DPM or EMP.A?

Dundee Precious Metals received 41 more outperform votes than Empire when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.15% of users gave Dundee Precious Metals an outperform vote while only 45.14% of users gave Empire an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dundee Precious Metals	Outperform Votes 329 63.15%	Underperform Votes 192 36.85%
Empire	Outperform Votes 288 45.14%	Underperform Votes 350 54.86%

Which has more volatility & risk, DPM or EMP.A?

Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DPM or EMP.A a better dividend stock?

Dundee Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Dundee Precious Metals pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Empire pays out 29.2% 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 higher earnings & valuation, DPM or EMP.A?

Empire has higher revenue and earnings than Dundee Precious Metals. Dundee Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Empire, 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
Dundee Precious Metals	C$541.83M	4.46	C$199.01M	C$1.52	8.84
Empire	C$30.87B	0.20	C$672M	C$2.74	16.20

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

67.4% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.9% of Empire shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Empire shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DPM or EMP.A more profitable?

Dundee Precious Metals has a net margin of 35.57% compared to Empire's net margin of 2.18%. Dundee Precious Metals' return on equity of 17.52% beat Empire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dundee Precious Metals	35.57%	17.52%	9.22%
Empire	2.18%	12.94%	4.60%

Do analysts rate DPM or EMP.A?

Dundee Precious Metals presently has a consensus price target of C$16.44, suggesting a potential upside of 22.30%. Empire has a consensus price target of C$48.57, suggesting a potential upside of 9.42%. Given Dundee Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Dundee Precious Metals is more favorable than Empire.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dundee Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Empire	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats Empire on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.