Talon Metals (TLO) Competitors

Nexa Resources (TSE:NEXA) and Talon Metals (TSE:TLO) are both small-cap industrial metals & minerals industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NEXA or TLO?

Nexa Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Talon Metals.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexa Resources	C$2.58B	0.00	C$207.93M	C$1.57	N/A
Talon Metals	C$491.00	799,556.82	-C$2.11M	N/A	N/A

Is NEXA or TLO a better dividend stock?

Nexa Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share. Talon Metals pays an annual dividend of C$1.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 423.8%. Nexa Resources pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer NEXA or TLO?

Talon Metals has a consensus price target of C$0.48, indicating a potential upside of 13.10%. Given Talon Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Talon Metals is more favorable than Nexa Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexa Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Talon Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NEXA or TLO?

16.1% of Talon Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Talon Metals shares are owned by 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 NEXA or TLO more profitable?

Nexa Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Talon Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexa Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Talon Metals	N/A	-0.94%	-0.69%

Does the media favor NEXA or TLO?

In the previous week, Talon Metals had 7 more articles in the media than Nexa Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Talon Metals and 1 mentions for Nexa Resources. Talon Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Nexa Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Talon Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nexa Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Talon Metals	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Talon Metals beats Nexa Resources on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.