Fresnillo (FRES) Competitors

Fresnillo (LON:FRES) and Empire Metals (LON:EEE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend FRES or EEE?

Fresnillo presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,576, indicating a potential downside of 25.60%. Given Fresnillo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Fresnillo is more favorable than Empire Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fresnillo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Empire Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FRES or EEE more profitable?

Fresnillo has a net margin of 8.70% compared to Empire Metals' net margin of 0.00%. Fresnillo's return on equity of 6.52% beat Empire Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fresnillo	8.70%	6.52%	4.20%
Empire Metals	N/A	-39.66%	-25.26%

Which has more risk & volatility, FRES or EEE?

Fresnillo has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire Metals has a beta of 1.8, meaning that its stock price is 80% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to FRES or EEE?

In the previous week, Fresnillo had 5 more articles in the media than Empire Metals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Fresnillo and 2 mentions for Empire Metals. Empire Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Fresnillo's score of 0.22 indicating that Empire Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Fresnillo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Empire Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FRES or EEE?

13.4% of Fresnillo shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Empire Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 75.0% of Fresnillo shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Empire Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FRES or EEE?

Fresnillo has higher revenue and earnings than Empire Metals. Empire Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fresnillo, 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
Fresnillo	£3.94B	3.96	£310.64M	£0.62	3,427.46
Empire Metals	N/A	N/A	-£3.47M	-£0.00	-102,985.07

Summary

Fresnillo beats Empire Metals on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.