Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) Competitors

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) and Dundee Precious Metals (TSE:DPM) are both misc. companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the media prefer EMP.A or DPM?

In the previous week, Empire and Empire both had 4 articles in the media. Dundee Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Empire's score of 0.10 indicating that Dundee Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Empire	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dundee Precious Metals	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, EMP.A or DPM?

Empire has a beta of 0.333537, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.770981, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EMP.A or DPM a better dividend stock?

Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Dundee Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Empire pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dundee Precious Metals pays out 11.5% 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EMP.A or DPM?

Empire has higher revenue and earnings than Dundee Precious Metals. Empire is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dundee Precious Metals, 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
Empire	C$31.28B	0.39	C$672M	C$2.93	18.19
Dundee Precious Metals	C$657.00M	6.84	C$139.24M	C$1.39	19.37

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EMP.A or DPM?

23.5% of Empire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Empire shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is EMP.A or DPM more profitable?

Dundee Precious Metals has a net margin of 41.23% compared to Empire's net margin of 2.18%. Dundee Precious Metals' return on equity of 17.15% beat Empire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empire	2.18%	12.94%	4.60%
Dundee Precious Metals	41.23%	17.15%	9.22%

Do analysts prefer EMP.A or DPM?

Empire currently has a consensus target price of C$57.57, suggesting a potential upside of 8.03%. Dundee Precious Metals has a consensus target price of C$23.28, suggesting a potential downside of 13.52%. Given Empire's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Empire is more favorable than Dundee Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Empire	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Dundee Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats Empire on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.