Taseko Mines (TGB) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TGB or FSM?

Fortuna Silver Mines received 335 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.97% of users gave Fortuna Silver Mines 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%
Fortuna Silver Mines	Outperform Votes 339 52.97%	Underperform Votes 301 47.03%

Do analysts recommend TGB or FSM?

Fortuna Silver Mines has a consensus price target of $7.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.99%. Given Fortuna Silver Mines' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Fortuna Silver Mines 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
Fortuna Silver Mines	2 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50

Which has more volatility and risk, TGB or FSM?

Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Silver Mines has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor TGB or FSM?

In the previous week, Fortuna Silver Mines had 9 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Fortuna Silver Mines and 3 mentions for Taseko Mines. Fortuna Silver Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Taseko Mines' score of 0.50 indicating that Fortuna Silver Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taseko Mines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fortuna Silver Mines	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TGB or FSM?

17.9% of Taseko Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of Taseko Mines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortuna Silver Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is TGB or FSM more profitable?

Fortuna Silver Mines has a net margin of 2.45% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of -2.09%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 12.04% beat Fortuna Silver Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taseko Mines	-2.09%	12.04%	2.89%
Fortuna Silver Mines	2.45%	10.08%	6.87%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TGB or FSM?

Taseko Mines has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Fortuna Silver Mines. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Silver Mines, 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	1.06	$61.28M	-$0.14	-14.36
Fortuna Silver Mines	$1.15B	1.44	-$50.84M	$0.51	10.56

Summary

Fortuna Silver Mines beats Taseko Mines on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.