Empire (EMP.A) Competitors

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

Which has stronger 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	0.37	C$672M	C$2.98	16.67
Dundee Precious Metals	C$657.00M	10.31	C$139.24M	C$1.39	21.97

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$0.82 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.

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

23.3% 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend EMP.A or DPM?

Empire currently has a consensus target price of C$56.86, suggesting a potential upside of 14.45%. Dundee Precious Metals has a consensus target price of C$27.28, suggesting a potential downside of 10.67%. Given Empire's higher probable upside, equities 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

Does the media prefer EMP.A or DPM?

In the previous week, Dundee Precious Metals had 3 more articles in the media than Empire. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Dundee Precious Metals and 2 mentions for Empire. Dundee Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Empire's score of 0.63 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Dundee Precious Metals	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Summary

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