Ero Copper (ERO) Competitors

Turquoise Hill Resources (TSE:TRQ) and Ero Copper (TSE:ERO) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TRQ or ERO?

Turquoise Hill Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Turquoise Hill Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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
Turquoise Hill Resources	C$1.65B	0.00	C$730.47M	C$3.63	N/A
Ero Copper	C$535.97M	4.51	C$10.88M	C$1.38	16.92

Do analysts recommend TRQ or ERO?

Ero Copper has a consensus target price of C$27.29, indicating a potential upside of 16.88%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Turquoise Hill Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Turquoise Hill Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRQ or ERO?

64.1% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Ero Copper shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor TRQ or ERO?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 4 more articles in the media than Turquoise Hill Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ero Copper and 0 mentions for Turquoise Hill Resources. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Turquoise Hill Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Turquoise Hill Resources	Neutral
Ero Copper	Neutral

Is TRQ or ERO more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Turquoise Hill Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 2.24% beat Turquoise Hill Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Turquoise Hill Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ero Copper	3.45%	2.24%	3.46%

Summary

Ero Copper beats Turquoise Hill Resources on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.