Taseko Mines (TGB) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, ERO or TGB?

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
Ero Copper	$470.26M	3.13	-$68.47M	$0.17	83.59
Taseko Mines	$600.30M	1.69	$61.28M	-$0.14	-23.00

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

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ERO or TGB?

Ero Copper currently has a consensus price target of $23.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.38%. Taseko Mines has a consensus price target of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 55.28%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Taseko Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk and volatility, ERO or TGB?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ERO or TGB?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 4 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Ero Copper and 6 mentions for Taseko Mines. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Taseko Mines' score of -0.21 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)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Taseko Mines	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ERO or TGB more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 3.87% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of -2.09%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 14.24% beat Taseko Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	3.87%	14.24%	6.44%
Taseko Mines	-2.09%	12.04%	2.89%

Summary

Ero Copper beats Taseko Mines on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.