Altius Minerals (ALS) Competitors

Perseus Mining (TSE:PRU) and Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PRU or ALS?

50.1% of Perseus Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.5% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Perseus Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Altius Minerals 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.

Is PRU or ALS more profitable?

Perseus Mining has a net margin of 31.59% compared to Altius Minerals' net margin of 31.13%. Perseus Mining's return on equity of 22.01% beat Altius Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perseus Mining	31.59%	22.01%	16.07%
Altius Minerals	31.13%	2.80%	2.60%

Which has more risk and volatility, PRU or ALS?

Perseus Mining has a beta of 1.522334, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.117916, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PRU or ALS a better dividend stock?

Perseus Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Altius Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Perseus Mining pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Altius Minerals pays out 17.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts rate PRU or ALS?

Altius Minerals has a consensus price target of C$32.40, indicating a potential upside of 4.48%. Given Altius Minerals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Altius Minerals is more favorable than Perseus Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perseus Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PRU or ALS?

Perseus Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Altius Minerals. Perseus Mining 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
Perseus Mining	C$1.25B	4.27	C$546.57M	C$0.27	14.68
Altius Minerals	C$47.19M	30.44	C$13.64M	C$2.08	14.91

Does the media prefer PRU or ALS?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 1 more articles in the media than Perseus Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Altius Minerals and 1 mentions for Perseus Mining. Altius Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Perseus Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Altius Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perseus Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Altius Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Perseus Mining beats Altius Minerals on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.