FM vs. LUN, CS, HBM, K, TNX, PAAS, AGI, WFG, IVN, and BTO
Should you be buying First Quantum Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Quantum Minerals include Lundin Mining (LUN), Capstone Copper (CS), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Kinross Gold (K), TRX Gold (TNX), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), West Fraser Timber (WFG), Ivanhoe Mines (IVN), and B2Gold (BTO). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Lundin Mining (TSE:LUN) and First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.
Lundin Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Quantum Minerals. First Quantum Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lundin Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lundin Mining has a net margin of 3.04% compared to Lundin Mining's net margin of -20.02%. First Quantum Minerals' return on equity of 3.49% beat Lundin Mining's return on equity.
Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.82, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lundin Mining received 42 more outperform votes than First Quantum Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.89% of users gave Lundin Mining an outperform vote while only 46.74% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.
Lundin Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. First Quantum Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lundin Mining pays out 189.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Quantum Minerals pays out -9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Lundin Mining had 8 more articles in the media than First Quantum Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lundin Mining and 3 mentions for First Quantum Minerals. First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Lundin Mining's score of 0.33 indicating that Lundin Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lundin Mining currently has a consensus price target of C$15.49, indicating a potential downside of 11.51%. First Quantum Minerals has a consensus price target of C$16.61, indicating a potential downside of 14.53%. Given First Quantum Minerals' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lundin Mining is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.
56.7% of Lundin Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of Lundin Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by company 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
Lundin Mining beats First Quantum Minerals on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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