ANTO vs. S32, FRES, KAZ, AAL, GLEN, WPM, CRDA, MNDI, EDV, and DCC
Should you be buying Antofagasta stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Antofagasta include South32 (S32), Fresnillo (FRES), KAZ Minerals (KAZ), Anglo American (AAL), Glencore (GLEN), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Croda International (CRDA), Mondi (MNDI), Endeavour Mining (EDV), and DCC (DCC). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Antofagasta vs.
Antofagasta (LON:ANTO) and South32 (LON:S32) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and media sentiment.
18.8% of Antofagasta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of South32 shares are owned by institutional investors. 65.4% of Antofagasta shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of South32 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Antofagasta's average media sentiment score of 0.12 beat South32's score of -0.37 indicating that Antofagasta is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Antofagasta has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, South32 has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.
Antofagasta received 111 more outperform votes than South32 when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.76% of users gave South32 an outperform vote while only 42.39% of users gave Antofagasta an outperform vote.
South32 has higher revenue and earnings than Antofagasta. South32 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Antofagasta, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Antofagasta currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,415.71, indicating a potential downside of 7.04%. South32 has a consensus price target of GBX 295, indicating a potential upside of 33.79%. Given South32's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe South32 is more favorable than Antofagasta.
Antofagasta has a net margin of 26.15% compared to South32's net margin of 25.35%. South32's return on equity of 23.02% beat Antofagasta's return on equity.
Antofagasta pays an annual dividend of GBX 50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. South32 pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Antofagasta pays out 3,846.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. South32 pays out 3,902.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
South32 beats Antofagasta on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ANTO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Antofagasta Competitors List
