Faraday Copper (FDY) Competitors

Atalaya Mining (TSE:AYM) and Faraday Copper (TSE:FDY) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, AYM or FDY?

Atalaya Mining has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Faraday Copper has a beta of 1.392818, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AYM or FDY?

Atalaya Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Faraday Copper. Faraday Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atalaya Mining, 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
Atalaya Mining	C$363.40M	0.00	C$53.05M	C$0.54	N/A
Faraday Copper	N/A	N/A	-C$20.29M	-C$0.12	-11.50

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AYM or FDY?

50.6% of Atalaya Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of Faraday Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Atalaya Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Faraday Copper shares are held by company 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.

Does the media refer more to AYM or FDY?

In the previous week, Faraday Copper had 2 more articles in the media than Atalaya Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Faraday Copper and 0 mentions for Atalaya Mining. Faraday Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat Atalaya Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Faraday Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atalaya Mining	Neutral
Faraday Copper	Neutral

Is AYM or FDY more profitable?

Atalaya Mining has a net margin of 14.60% compared to Faraday Copper's net margin of -40,035.69%. Atalaya Mining's return on equity of 11.16% beat Faraday Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atalaya Mining	14.60%	11.16%	5.25%
Faraday Copper	-40,035.69%	-54.03%	-27.25%

Do analysts prefer AYM or FDY?

Faraday Copper has a consensus price target of C$1.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.70%. Given Faraday Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Faraday Copper is more favorable than Atalaya Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atalaya Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Faraday Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Atalaya Mining beats Faraday Copper on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.