ANTO vs. TKO, ATYM, CAML, GRX, MOD, GSCU, CCZ, BHP, RIO, and CRH
Should you be buying Antofagasta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Antofagasta include Taseko Mines (TKO), Atalaya Mining (ATYM), Central Asia Metals (CAML), GreenX Metals (GRX), Mod Resources (MOD), Great Southern Copper (GSCU), Castillo Copper (CCZ), BHP Group (BHP), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), and CRH (CRH). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Antofagasta vs. Its Competitors
Taseko Mines (LON:TKO) and Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Antofagasta has higher revenue and earnings than Taseko Mines. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antofagasta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
15.9% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.3% of Antofagasta shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Antofagasta shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.92, suggesting that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Antofagasta has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Taseko Mines has a net margin of 12.66% compared to Antofagasta's net margin of 11.96%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 16.33% beat Antofagasta's return on equity.
In the previous week, Antofagasta had 8 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Antofagasta and 1 mentions for Taseko Mines. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Antofagasta's score of 0.38 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Taseko Mines currently has a consensus target price of GBX 307.50, suggesting a potential downside of 10.87%. Antofagasta has a consensus target price of GBX 2,254.17, suggesting a potential downside of 18.50%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Antofagasta.
Summary
Antofagasta beats Taseko Mines on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:ANTO) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
