Empire (EMP.A) Competitors

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

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

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
Dundee Precious Metals	C$657.00M	11.11	C$139.24M	C$1.39	23.66
Empire	C$31.40B	0.36	C$672M	C$2.98	16.28

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

38.6% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of Empire shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Empire shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to DPM or EMP.A?

In the previous week, Dundee Precious Metals had 6 more articles in the media than Empire. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Dundee Precious Metals and 0 mentions for Empire. Dundee Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Empire's score of 0.00 indicating that Dundee Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dundee Precious Metals	Positive
Empire	Neutral

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

Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.950006, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Empire has a beta of 0.083899, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DPM or EMP.A 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
Dundee Precious Metals	41.23%	17.15%	9.22%
Empire	2.18%	12.94%	4.60%

Do analysts rate DPM or EMP.A?

Dundee Precious Metals currently has a consensus target price of C$30.78, indicating a potential downside of 6.41%. Empire has a consensus target price of C$56.86, indicating a potential upside of 17.23%. Given Empire's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Empire is more favorable than Dundee Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dundee Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.13
Empire	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is DPM or EMP.A a better dividend stock?

Dundee Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Empire pays an annual dividend of C$0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Dundee Precious Metals pays out 11.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Empire pays out 27.5% 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.

Summary

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