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 compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer EMP.A or DPM?

In the previous week, Dundee Precious Metals had 5 more articles in the media than Empire. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dundee Precious Metals and 0 mentions for Empire. Dundee Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Empire's score of 0.00 indicating that Dundee Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Empire	Neutral
Dundee Precious Metals	Positive

Do analysts recommend EMP.A or DPM?

Empire currently has a consensus target price of C$56.86, suggesting a potential upside of 15.40%. Dundee Precious Metals has a consensus target price of C$27.28, suggesting a potential downside of 7.99%. Given Empire's higher probable upside, 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Dundee Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.29

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EMP.A or DPM?

23.2% of Empire shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.5% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Empire shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EMP.A or DPM a better dividend stock?

Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Dundee Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Empire pays out 27.5% 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 more risk & volatility, EMP.A or DPM?

Empire has a beta of 0.269712, indicating that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.786464, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Which has better valuation & 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$31.40B	0.36	C$672M	C$2.98	16.53
Dundee Precious Metals	C$657.00M	10.01	C$139.24M	C$1.39	21.33

Summary

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