Endeavour Silver (EDR) Competitors

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

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%

Which has more risk and volatility, TKO or EDR?

Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.92, indicating that its stock price is 92% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer TKO or EDR?

Taseko Mines currently has a consensus price target of C$5.17, suggesting a potential upside of 9.93%. Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of C$7.96, suggesting a potential upside of 1.51%. Given Taseko Mines' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Endeavour Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TKO or EDR?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Endeavour Silver. Endeavour Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taseko Mines, 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$609.59M	2.34	C$77.33M	C$0.26	18.38
Endeavour Silver	C$159.45M	8.54	-C$20.79M	-C$0.17	-46.20

Does the media refer more to TKO or EDR?

In the previous week, Taseko Mines had 8 more articles in the media than Endeavour Silver. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Taseko Mines and 3 mentions for Endeavour Silver. Endeavour Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Taseko Mines' score of 0.26 indicating that Endeavour Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taseko Mines	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Endeavour Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

31.6% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.2% 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Endeavour Silver on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.