Empire (EMP.A) Competitors

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

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

Empire has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

40.9% of Empire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.4% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Empire shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, EMP.A or DPM?

Empire has higher revenue and earnings than Dundee Precious Metals. Dundee Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Empire, 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$30.87B	0.24	C$672M	C$2.74	19.52
Dundee Precious Metals	C$337.68M	9.08	C$139.24M	C$1.59	15.65

Do analysts recommend EMP.A or DPM?

Empire currently has a consensus price target of C$57.57, indicating a potential upside of 7.63%. Dundee Precious Metals has a consensus price target of C$23.28, indicating a potential downside of 6.28%. 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)	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

Does the media prefer EMP.A or DPM?

In the previous week, Empire had 1 more articles in the media than Dundee Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Empire and 2 mentions for Dundee Precious Metals. Dundee Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Empire's score of 0.25 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Dundee Precious Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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%

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$0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Empire pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Dundee Precious Metals pays out 13.9% 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.

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats Empire on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.