First Quantum Minerals (FM) Competitors

Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) (TSE:KAT) and First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KAT or FM?

53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is KAT or FM more profitable?

Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Quantum Minerals' net margin of -32.41%. Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat First Quantum Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A
First Quantum Minerals	-32.41%	-14.05%	2.31%

Which has better valuation and earnings, KAT or FM?

First Quantum Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). First Quantum Minerals 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
First Quantum Minerals	C$3.25B	4.04	-C$1.05B	-C$2.71	-8.54

Do analysts prefer KAT or FM?

First Quantum Minerals has a consensus price target of C$22.32, indicating a potential downside of 3.41%. Given Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.

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
First Quantum Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer KAT or FM?

In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 10 more articles in the media than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 0 mentions for Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	Neutral
First Quantum Minerals	Positive

Summary

First Quantum Minerals beats Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.