Capstone Copper (CS) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FM or CS?

53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.6% of Capstone Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of Capstone Copper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 more risk & 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.

Do analysts rate FM or CS?

First Quantum Minerals presently has a consensus target price of C$23.65, indicating a potential upside of 0.75%. Capstone Copper has a consensus target price of C$12.19, indicating a potential upside of 26.24%. Given Capstone Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	7 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.58
Capstone Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13

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 0.9%. Capstone Copper pays an annual dividend of C$0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	4.10	-C$1.05B	-C$2.71	-8.67
Capstone Copper	C$998.95M	5.17	-C$14.64M	-C$0.04	-247.30

Does the media favor FM or CS?

In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 17 more articles in the media than Capstone Copper. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 0 mentions for Capstone Copper. First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Capstone Copper's score of 0.00 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Quantum Minerals	Positive
Capstone Copper	Neutral

Summary

Capstone Copper beats First Quantum Minerals on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.