Ero Copper (ERO) Competitors

Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE:FCX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more risk and volatility, ERO or FCX?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Freeport-McMoRan has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its share price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ERO or FCX?

In the previous week, Freeport-McMoRan had 30 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Freeport-McMoRan and 3 mentions for Ero Copper. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Freeport-McMoRan's score of 1.58 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Freeport-McMoRan	31 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is ERO or FCX more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 26.63% compared to Freeport-McMoRan's net margin of 7.45%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 17.96% beat Freeport-McMoRan's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	26.63%	17.96%	8.06%
Freeport-McMoRan	7.45%	7.37%	3.87%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ERO or FCX?

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Freeport-McMoRan shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend ERO or FCX?

Ero Copper currently has a consensus price target of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 58.68%. Freeport-McMoRan has a consensus price target of $51.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.58%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Freeport-McMoRan.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Freeport-McMoRan	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ERO or FCX?

Freeport-McMoRan has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Ero Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Freeport-McMoRan, 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
Ero Copper	$470.26M	3.26	-$68.47M	$1.37	10.81
Freeport-McMoRan	$25.46B	2.53	$1.89B	$1.32	34.02

Summary

Freeport-McMoRan beats Ero Copper on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.