Altius Minerals (ALS) Competitors

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

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%

Do analysts rate PRU or ALS?

Perseus Mining presently has a consensus price target of C$2.70, indicating a potential downside of 14.83%. Altius Minerals has a consensus price target of C$30.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.41%. 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)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media prefer PRU or ALS?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 10 more articles in the media than Perseus Mining. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Altius Minerals and 2 mentions for Perseus Mining. Perseus Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Altius Minerals' score of 0.37 indicating that Perseus Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perseus Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Altius Minerals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PRU or ALS a better dividend stock?

Perseus Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Altius Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Perseus Mining pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Perseus Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, PRU or ALS?

Perseus Mining has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, 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$1.73B	2.80	C$546.57M	C$0.32	9.88
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	29.13	C$13.64M	C$0.30	93.42

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

60.2% of Perseus Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Perseus Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Altius Minerals 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.

Summary

Perseus Mining beats Altius Minerals on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.