Taseko Mines (TGB) Competitors

Taseko Mines (NYSE:TGB) and Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, TGB or SAND?

Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TGB or SAND?

Sandstorm Gold received 54 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 46.77% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote while only 26.67% of users gave Taseko Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taseko Mines	Outperform Votes 4 26.67%	Underperform Votes 11 73.33%
Sandstorm Gold	Outperform Votes 58 46.77%	Underperform Votes 66 53.23%

Is TGB or SAND more profitable?

Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 8.11% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of -2.09%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 12.04% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taseko Mines	-2.09%	12.04%	2.89%
Sandstorm Gold	8.11%	0.98%	0.76%

Does the media favor TGB or SAND?

In the previous week, Sandstorm Gold had 7 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Sandstorm Gold and 3 mentions for Taseko Mines. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat Sandstorm Gold's score of 1.16 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taseko Mines	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Sandstorm Gold	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TGB or SAND?

Sandstorm Gold has a consensus price target of $9.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.64%. Given Sandstorm Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Sandstorm Gold is more favorable than Taseko Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Sandstorm Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TGB or SAND?

17.9% of Taseko Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of Sandstorm Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Taseko Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Sandstorm Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TGB or SAND?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, 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	1.17	$61.28M	-$0.14	-15.93
Sandstorm Gold	$183.54M	14.12	$41.72M	$0.10	88.40

Summary

Sandstorm Gold beats Taseko Mines on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.