Endeavour Silver (EDR) Competitors

Taseko Mines (TSE:TKO) and Endeavour Silver (TSE:EDR) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, TKO or EDR?

Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.738595, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 2.167153, indicating that its share price is 117% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer TKO or EDR?

In the previous week, Taseko Mines had 12 more articles in the media than Endeavour Silver. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Taseko Mines and 4 mentions for Endeavour Silver. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Endeavour Silver's score of 0.45 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taseko Mines	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Endeavour Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TKO or EDR?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Endeavour Silver. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, 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
Taseko Mines	C$578.65M	3.54	C$77.33M	-C$0.10	-56.90
Endeavour Silver	C$247.75M	13.25	-C$20.79M	-C$0.27	-41.89

Do analysts prefer TKO or EDR?

Taseko Mines presently has a consensus price target of C$6.33, suggesting a potential upside of 11.31%. Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of C$12.44, suggesting a potential upside of 10.01%. Given Taseko Mines' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Endeavour Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Endeavour Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Is TKO or EDR more profitable?

Taseko Mines has a net margin of 12.69% compared to Endeavour Silver's net margin of -13.04%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 16.33% beat Endeavour Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taseko Mines	12.69%	16.33%	3.36%
Endeavour Silver	-13.04%	-7.12%	0.10%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TKO or EDR?

16.0% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.2% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Endeavour Silver on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.