Altius Minerals (ALS) Competitors

Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) and Champion Iron (TSE:CIA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, ALS or CIA?

Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Champion Iron has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ALS or CIA?

In the previous week, Champion Iron had 4 more articles in the media than Altius Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Champion Iron and 0 mentions for Altius Minerals. Champion Iron's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Altius Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Champion Iron is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Altius Minerals	Neutral
Champion Iron	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ALS or CIA?

24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Champion Iron shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Champion Iron shares are owned 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.

Do analysts recommend ALS or CIA?

Altius Minerals presently has a consensus target price of C$30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.23%. Champion Iron has a consensus target price of C$7.06, suggesting a potential upside of 81.56%. Given Champion Iron's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Champion Iron is more favorable than Altius Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Champion Iron	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Is ALS or CIA a better dividend stock?

Altius Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Champion Iron pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Altius Minerals pays out 121.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Champion Iron pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Champion Iron is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALS or CIA?

Altius Minerals received 17 more outperform votes than Champion Iron when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 71.09% of users gave Champion Iron an outperform vote while only 60.42% of users gave Altius Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altius Minerals	Outperform Votes 258 60.42%	Underperform Votes 169 39.58%
Champion Iron	Outperform Votes 241 71.09%	Underperform Votes 98 28.91%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ALS or CIA?

Champion Iron has higher revenue and earnings than Altius Minerals. Champion Iron is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altius Minerals, 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
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	28.41	C$13.64M	C$0.30	91.11
Champion Iron	C$1.51B	1.33	C$128.81M	C$0.25	15.56

Is ALS or CIA more profitable?

Altius Minerals has a net margin of 31.13% compared to Champion Iron's net margin of 8.51%. Champion Iron's return on equity of 9.13% beat Altius Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altius Minerals	31.13%	2.80%	2.60%
Champion Iron	8.51%	9.13%	13.11%

Summary

Champion Iron beats Altius Minerals on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.