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LON:ANTO

Antofagasta - ANTO Competitors

GBX 1,522.94
-13.56 (-0.88%)
(As of 03/23/2023 06:48 AM ET)
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Today's Range
1,522
1,564.50
50-Day Range
1,444
1,805
52-Week Range
971.20
1,837.50
Volume
144,868 shs
Average Volume
1.65 million shs
Market Capitalization
£15.01 billion
P/E Ratio
1,171.49
Dividend Yield
3.28%
Price Target
GBX 1,415.71

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.

Company Overall Sentiment
Antofagasta Neutral
South32 Neutral

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AntofagastaOutperform Votes
593
42.39%
Underperform Votes
806
57.61%
South32Outperform Votes
482
62.76%
Underperform Votes
286
37.24%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Antofagasta£5.86 billion2.56£1.53 billion£1.301,171.49
South32£9.16 billion1.10£2.32 billion£0.41537.80

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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Antofagasta
2 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.71
South32
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Antofagasta 26.15% 17.25% 5.69%
South32 25.35% 23.02% 10.98%

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.
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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.
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ANTO vs. The Competition

MetricAntofagastaIndustrial Metals & Minerals IndustryMaterials SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£15.01B£846.45M£2.61B£1.36B
Dividend Yield3.45%8.60%4.78%13.05%
P/E Ratio1,171.49152.0080.261,596.04
Price / Sales2.56335,905.2175,258.7645,694.94
Price / Cash4.9329.6425.2632.63
Price / Book1.744.213.142.87
Net Income£1.53B£216.87M£391.58M£167.73M
7 Day Performance4.74%1.98%1.30%-1.03%
1 Month Performance-3.76%-0.90%-0.22%-3.98%
1 Year Performance-13.52%2.22%-11.86%50.22%

Antofagasta Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
S32
South32
2.0663 of 5 stars
GBX 226
+1.1%
GBX 295
+30.5%
-20.4%£10.33B£9B551.2213,576
FRES
Fresnillo
1.2697 of 5 stars
GBX 727
+1.7%
GBX 751.25
+3.3%
+1.1%£5.36B£2.43B2,423.337,359
KAZ
KAZ Minerals
0 of 5 stars
GBX 849
flat
N/AN/A£4.02B£2.36B9.2416,000
AAL
Anglo American
1.9206 of 5 stars
GBX 2,604
+0.1%
GBX 3,341.67
+28.3%
-33.4%£34.89B£35.12B870.90106,000
GLEN
Glencore
2.2418 of 5 stars
GBX 450.15
+0.4%
GBX 619.09
+37.5%
-10.4%£56.76B£255.98B432.8481,284Analyst Upgrade
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
1.2799 of 5 stars
GBX 3,780
+2.2%
GBX 4,000
+5.8%
+3.7%£17.10B£1.07B2,470.5944
CRDA
Croda International
1.3334 of 5 stars
GBX 6,402
+0.5%
GBX 7,920
+23.7%
-13.5%£8.94B£2.09B1,376.776,135
MNDI
Mondi
2.4252 of 5 stars
GBX 1,308
-0.5%
GBX 1,702
+30.1%
-15.7%£6.35B£8.90B614.0826,400
EDV
Endeavour Mining
1.9003 of 5 stars
GBX 1,791
+1.8%
GBX 2,608.75
+45.7%
-4.0%£4.43B£2.51B-7,786.96N/AAnalyst Report
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DCC
DCC
1.8528 of 5 stars
GBX 4,364
+0.2%
GBX 6,442
+47.6%
-25.6%£4.31B£21.05B1,326.4413,689
This page (LON:ANTO) was last updated on 3/23/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff