FM vs. LUN, KAT, CS, TRQ, HBM, ERO, IE, NSU, TKO, and III
Should you be buying First Quantum Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Quantum Minerals include Lundin Mining (LUN), Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) (KAT), Capstone Copper (CS), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Ero Copper (ERO), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Nevsun Resources (NSU), Taseko Mines (TKO), and Imperial Metals (III). These companies are all part of the "copper" industry.
First Quantum Minerals vs. Its Competitors
Lundin Mining (TSE:LUN) and First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.
61.0% of Lundin Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.2% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of Lundin Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Lundin Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Quantum Minerals. Lundin Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Quantum Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.852812, indicating that its share price is 85% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.577167, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lundin Mining has a net margin of 6.63% compared to First Quantum Minerals' net margin of -32.41%. Lundin Mining's return on equity of 5.55% beat First Quantum Minerals' return on equity.
In the previous week, Lundin Mining had 1 more articles in the media than First Quantum Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Lundin Mining and 20 mentions for First Quantum Minerals. First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat Lundin Mining's score of 0.55 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Lundin Mining currently has a consensus price target of C$18.26, indicating a potential downside of 13.19%. First Quantum Minerals has a consensus price target of C$32.09, indicating a potential upside of 1.41%. Given First Quantum Minerals' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe First Quantum Minerals is more favorable than Lundin Mining.
Summary
Lundin Mining and First Quantum Minerals tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:FM) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
