Central Asia Metals (CAML) Competitors

Central Asia Metals (LON:CAML) and Atalaya Mining (LON:ATYM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CAML or ATYM?

Central Asia Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Atalaya Mining. Central Asia Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atalaya Mining, 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	£214.44M	1.40	£47.93M	£0.27	642.32
Atalaya Mining	£419.40M	1.82	£33.29M	£0.51	1,058.71

Does the media refer more to CAML or ATYM?

In the previous week, Atalaya Mining had 2 more articles in the media than Central Asia Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Atalaya Mining and 0 mentions for Central Asia Metals. Atalaya Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Central Asia Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Atalaya Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Central Asia Metals	Neutral
Atalaya Mining	Neutral

Is CAML or ATYM a better dividend stock?

Central Asia Metals pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Atalaya Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Central Asia Metals pays out 87.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Atalaya Mining pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, CAML or ATYM?

Central Asia Metals has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Atalaya Mining has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

54.1% of Central Asia Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.9% of Atalaya Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 8.4% of Central Asia Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.4% of Atalaya Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CAML or ATYM more profitable?

Central Asia Metals has a net margin of 20.13% compared to Atalaya Mining's net margin of 7.72%. Central Asia Metals' return on equity of 10.65% beat Atalaya Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Central Asia Metals	20.13%	10.65%	9.30%
Atalaya Mining	7.72%	5.08%	2.82%

Do analysts recommend CAML or ATYM?

Central Asia Metals presently has a consensus price target of GBX 181.67, indicating a potential upside of 5.38%. Atalaya Mining has a consensus price target of GBX 548.33, indicating a potential upside of 1.36%. Given Central Asia Metals' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Central Asia Metals is more favorable than Atalaya Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Central Asia Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Atalaya Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Atalaya Mining beats Central Asia Metals on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.