Central Asia Metals (CAML) Competitors

Central Asia Metals (LON:CAML) and Taseko Mines (LON:TKO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is CAML or TKO more profitable?

Central Asia Metals has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of 12.66%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 16.33% beat Central Asia Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Asia Metals	20.13%	10.65%	9.30%
Taseko Mines	12.66%	16.33%	3.36%

Which has more volatility and risk, CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CAML or TKO?

67.8% of Central Asia Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.8% of Taseko Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Central Asia Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer CAML or TKO?

In the previous week, Taseko Mines had 4 more articles in the media than Central Asia Metals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Taseko Mines and 1 mentions for Central Asia Metals. Central Asia Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Taseko Mines' score of 0.35 indicating that Central Asia Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Central Asia Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taseko Mines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CAML or TKO?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Central Asia Metals. Central Asia Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taseko Mines, 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
Central Asia Metals	£238.15M	1.59	£47.93M	£16.95	9.83
Taseko Mines	£1.18B	0.99	£148.77M	£15.43	13.93

Do analysts prefer CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals presently has a consensus price target of GBX 193.33, indicating a potential upside of 16.05%. Taseko Mines has a consensus price target of GBX 282.50, indicating a potential upside of 31.46%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Central Asia Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Asia Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals received 584 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Taseko Mines an outperform vote while only 83.80% of users gave Central Asia Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Central Asia Metals	Outperform Votes 595 83.80%	Underperform Votes 115 16.20%
Taseko Mines	Outperform Votes 11 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Central Asia Metals on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.