Dundee Precious Metals (DPM) Competitors

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

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

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
Dundee Precious Metals	C$657.00M	11.85	C$139.24M	C$1.39	25.24
Empire	C$31.40B	0.35	C$672M	C$2.98	16.01

Is DPM or EMP.A 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
Dundee Precious Metals	41.23%	17.15%	9.22%
Empire	2.18%	12.94%	4.60%

Is DPM or EMP.A a better dividend stock?

Dundee Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Dundee Precious Metals pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Empire pays out 27.5% 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.

Does the media prefer DPM or EMP.A?

In the previous week, Dundee Precious Metals had 6 more articles in the media than Empire. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Dundee Precious Metals and 1 mentions for Empire. Dundee Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Empire's score of -0.31 indicating that Dundee Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Dundee Precious Metals	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Empire	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend DPM or EMP.A?

Dundee Precious Metals presently has a consensus target price of C$30.78, indicating a potential downside of 12.25%. Empire has a consensus target price of C$56.86, indicating a potential upside of 19.20%. Given Empire's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Empire is more favorable than Dundee Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dundee Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
Empire	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

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

Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.950006, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire has a beta of 0.083899, meaning that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DPM or EMP.A?

38.5% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.1% of Empire shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Empire shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats Empire on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.