Capstone Copper (CS) Competitors

First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) and Capstone Copper (TSE:CS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Is FM or CS a better dividend stock?

First Quantum Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Capstone Copper pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Quantum Minerals pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capstone Copper pays out -665.6% 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.

Do analysts rate FM or CS?

First Quantum Minerals presently has a consensus price target of C$22.13, indicating a potential upside of 3.39%. Capstone Copper has a consensus price target of C$12.17, indicating a potential upside of 52.08%. Given Capstone Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Capstone Copper is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Quantum Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Capstone Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09

Which has more risk and volatility, FM or CS?

First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capstone Copper has a beta of 2.14, suggesting that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FM or CS?

Capstone Copper received 6 more outperform votes than First Quantum Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.35% of users gave Capstone Copper an outperform vote while only 46.02% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Quantum Minerals	Outperform Votes 693 46.02%	Underperform Votes 813 53.98%
Capstone Copper	Outperform Votes 699 69.35%	Underperform Votes 309 30.65%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FM or CS?

53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Capstone Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Capstone Copper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FM or CS?

In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 3 more articles in the media than Capstone Copper. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 1 mentions for Capstone Copper. Capstone Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat First Quantum Minerals' score of 1.02 indicating that Capstone Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Quantum Minerals	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Capstone Copper	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FM or CS more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Quantum Minerals	-32.41%	-14.05%	2.31%
Capstone Copper	-1.47%	-0.74%	0.47%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, FM or CS?

Capstone Copper has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Quantum Minerals	C$3.25B	3.74	-C$1.05B	-C$2.71	-7.91
Capstone Copper	C$998.95M	4.28	-C$14.64M	-C$0.04	-204.80

Summary

Capstone Copper beats First Quantum Minerals on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.