Lundin Mining (LUN) Competitors

Lundin Mining (TSE:LUN) and First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is LUN or FM more profitable?

Lundin Mining has a net margin of 4.21% compared to First Quantum Minerals' net margin of -24.07%. Lundin Mining's return on equity of 5.04% beat First Quantum Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lundin Mining	4.21%	5.04%	4.56%
First Quantum Minerals	-24.07%	-14.87%	2.31%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LUN or FM?

Lundin Mining received 41 more outperform votes than First Quantum Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.39% of users gave Lundin Mining an outperform vote while only 46.33% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Lundin Mining	Outperform Votes 730 57.39%	Underperform Votes 542 42.61%
First Quantum Minerals	Outperform Votes 689 46.33%	Underperform Votes 798 53.67%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, LUN or FM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lundin Mining	C$4.07B	2.71	C$171.30M	C$0.28	50.68
First Quantum Minerals	C$5.51B	2.80	-C$1.33B	-C$2.59	-7.15

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LUN or FM?

57.6% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Lundin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is LUN or FM a better dividend stock?

Lundin Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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 128.6% 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 -8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer LUN or FM?

Lundin Mining currently has a consensus price target of C$17.98, suggesting a potential upside of 26.74%. First Quantum Minerals has a consensus price target of C$20.72, suggesting a potential upside of 11.95%. Given Lundin Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Lundin Mining is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lundin Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First Quantum Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Does the media favor LUN or FM?

In the previous week, Lundin Mining had 7 more articles in the media than First Quantum Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Lundin Mining and 3 mentions for First Quantum Minerals. Lundin Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat First Quantum Minerals' score of 0.37 indicating that Lundin Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lundin Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Quantum Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, LUN or FM?

Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Lundin Mining beats First Quantum Minerals on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.