CIA vs. PRU, ALS, STC, CNC, PIH, ROOT, KFS, AXV, MXX, and ANK
Should you be buying Champion Iron stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Champion Iron include Perseus Mining (PRU), Altius Minerals (ALS), Sangoma Technologies (STC), Canada Nickel (CNC), 8002 (PIH.TO) (PIH), Roots (ROOT), Kingsway Financial Services Inc. (KFS.TO) (KFS), Axion Ventures (AXV), MATRRIX Energy Technologies (MXX), and Angkor Resources (ANK). These companies are all part of the "insurance" industry.
Champion Iron vs. Its Competitors
Perseus Mining (TSE:PRU) and Champion Iron (TSE:CIA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
In the previous week, Champion Iron had 10 more articles in the media than Perseus Mining. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Champion Iron and 1 mentions for Perseus Mining. Perseus Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Champion Iron's score of -0.04 indicating that Perseus Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.
60.2% of Perseus Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Champion Iron shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Perseus Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Champion Iron shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Perseus Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Champion Iron. Perseus Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Champion Iron, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Perseus Mining currently has a consensus target price of C$2.70, suggesting a potential downside of 11.76%. Champion Iron has a consensus target price of C$7.06, suggesting a potential upside of 78.35%. Given Champion Iron's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Champion Iron is more favorable than Perseus Mining.
Perseus Mining has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Champion Iron has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Perseus Mining has a net margin of 31.59% compared to Champion Iron's net margin of 8.51%. Perseus Mining's return on equity of 22.01% beat Champion Iron's return on equity.
Perseus Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Champion Iron pays an annual dividend of C$0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Perseus Mining pays out 15.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.
Summary
Perseus Mining beats Champion Iron on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:CIA) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
