CS vs. FM, KAT, TRQ, LUN, HBM, NSU, TKO, ERO, IE, and AYM
Should you be buying Capstone Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capstone Copper include First Quantum Minerals (FM), Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) (KAT), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Lundin Mining (LUN), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Nevsun Resources (NSU), Taseko Mines (TKO), Ero Copper (ERO), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), and Atalaya Mining (AYM). These companies are all part of the "copper" industry.
Capstone Copper vs. Its Competitors
Capstone Copper (TSE:CS) and First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.
Capstone Copper has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Quantum Minerals. Capstone Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Quantum Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
38.6% of Capstone Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 15.4% of Capstone Copper shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held 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.
Capstone Copper has a net margin of -1.47% compared to First Quantum Minerals' net margin of -32.41%. Capstone Copper's return on equity of -0.74% beat First Quantum Minerals' return on equity.
Capstone Copper has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.73, meaning that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 12 more articles in the media than Capstone Copper. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 6 mentions for Capstone Copper. Capstone Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat First Quantum Minerals' score of 0.50 indicating that Capstone Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Capstone Copper currently has a consensus target price of C$12.13, suggesting a potential upside of 48.41%. First Quantum Minerals has a consensus target price of C$22.35, suggesting a potential upside of 0.79%. Given Capstone Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Capstone Copper is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.
Capstone Copper pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. First Quantum Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Capstone Copper pays out -665.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Quantum Minerals pays out -7.8% 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. Capstone Copper is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Capstone Copper beats First Quantum Minerals on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:CS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
