Antofagasta (ANTO) Competitors

Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) and Taseko Mines (LON:TKO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ANTO or TKO?

21.3% of Antofagasta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.4% of Antofagasta shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ANTO or TKO more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antofagasta	11.96%	8.52%	5.23%
Taseko Mines	12.66%	16.33%	3.36%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ANTO or TKO?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Antofagasta	£7.99B	3.11	£955.17M	£62.03	32.45
Taseko Mines	£1.18B	1.19	£148.77M	£15.43	16.79

Does the media refer more to ANTO or TKO?

In the previous week, Antofagasta had 3 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Antofagasta and 0 mentions for Taseko Mines. Antofagasta's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Taseko Mines' score of 0.00 indicating that Antofagasta is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Antofagasta	Neutral
Taseko Mines	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ANTO or TKO?

Antofagasta presently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,104.17, suggesting a potential upside of 4.53%. Taseko Mines has a consensus price target of GBX 282.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.07%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Antofagasta.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antofagasta	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ANTO or TKO?

Antofagasta has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its share price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Antofagasta beats Taseko Mines on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.