Taseko Mines (TGB) Competitors

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

Is TGB or ERO more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 26.63% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of -2.09%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 17.96% beat Taseko Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taseko Mines	-2.09%	12.04%	2.89%
Ero Copper	26.63%	17.96%	8.06%

Do analysts prefer TGB or ERO?

Taseko Mines presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 57.73%. Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $23.50, suggesting a potential upside of 68.46%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Taseko Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Does the media favor TGB or ERO?

In the previous week, Taseko Mines had 4 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Taseko Mines and 2 mentions for Ero Copper. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Taseko Mines' score of 0.12 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taseko Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ero Copper	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, TGB or ERO?

Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TGB or ERO?

17.9% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TGB or ERO?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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
Taseko Mines	$600.30M	1.67	$61.28M	-$0.06	-52.83
Ero Copper	$470.26M	3.07	-$68.47M	$1.37	10.18

Summary

Ero Copper beats Taseko Mines on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.