Lundin Mining (LUN) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer FM or LUN?

In the previous week, Lundin Mining had 4 more articles in the media than First Quantum Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Lundin Mining and 8 mentions for First Quantum Minerals. First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Lundin Mining's score of 0.01 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Quantum Minerals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lundin Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FM or LUN?

Lundin Mining received 41 more outperform votes than First Quantum Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.30% of users gave Lundin Mining an outperform vote while only 46.27% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Quantum Minerals	Outperform Votes 689 46.27%	Underperform Votes 800 53.73%
Lundin Mining	Outperform Votes 730 57.30%	Underperform Votes 544 42.70%

Is FM or LUN a better dividend stock?

First Quantum Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Lundin Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. First Quantum Minerals pays out -8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

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

53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.6% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.7% of Lundin Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, FM or LUN?

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

Do analysts rate FM or LUN?

First Quantum Minerals currently has a consensus target price of C$21.05, indicating a potential upside of 11.92%. Lundin Mining has a consensus target price of C$17.72, indicating a potential upside of 43.47%. Given Lundin Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lundin Mining is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Quantum Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47
Lundin Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FM or LUN?

Lundin Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
First Quantum Minerals	C$5.51B	2.85	-C$1.33B	-C$2.59	-7.26
Lundin Mining	C$4.07B	2.36	C$171.30M	C$0.28	44.11

Is FM or LUN 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
First Quantum Minerals	-24.07%	-14.87%	2.31%
Lundin Mining	4.21%	5.04%	4.56%

Summary

Lundin Mining beats First Quantum Minerals on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.