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 businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CAML or TKO?

54.1% of Central Asia Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.1% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of Central Asia Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by 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.

Do analysts prefer CAML or TKO?

Central Asia Metals presently has a consensus price target of GBX 178.33, suggesting a potential upside of 17.79%. Taseko Mines has a consensus price target of GBX 307.50, suggesting a potential upside of 2.50%. Given Central Asia Metals' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Central Asia Metals is more favorable than Taseko Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Asia Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CAML or TKO?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Central Asia Metals. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Central Asia Metals, 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	£211.98M	1.25	£47.93M	£0.27	564.08
Taseko Mines	£578.65M	1.64	£148.77M	-£0.10	-3,000.00

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

Does the media favor 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 0.67 beat Taseko Mines' score of 0.22 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Central Asia Metals and Taseko Mines tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.