Empire (EMP.A) Competitors

Empire (TSE:EMP.A) and Centamin (TSE:CEE) are both mid-cap misc. companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media favor EMP.A or CEE?

In the previous week, Empire had 5 more articles in the media than Centamin. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Empire and 0 mentions for Centamin. Empire's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Centamin's score of 0.00 indicating that Empire is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Empire	Positive
Centamin	Neutral

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

Empire has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centamin has a beta of 0.56, meaning that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EMP.A or CEE a better dividend stock?

Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Centamin pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share. Empire pays out 29.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centamin pays out 60.0% 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. Empire is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate EMP.A or CEE?

Empire currently has a consensus target price of C$57.43, indicating a potential upside of 2.92%. Given Empire's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Empire is more favorable than Centamin.

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
Centamin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

Empire has higher revenue and earnings than Centamin. Centamin 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	0.25	C$672M	C$2.74	20.36
Centamin	C$930.75M	0.00	C$84.67M	C$0.10	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EMP.A or CEE?

40.9% of Empire shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.6% of Centamin shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Empire shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Centamin shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is EMP.A or CEE more profitable?

Centamin has a net margin of 9.10% compared to Empire's net margin of 2.18%. Centamin's return on equity of 14.16% beat Empire's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Empire	2.18%	12.94%	4.60%
Centamin	9.10%	14.16%	8.45%

Summary

Empire beats Centamin on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.