First Quantum Minerals (FM) Competitors

First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) and Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) (TSE:KAT) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FM or KAT?

53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are owned by company 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 MarketBeat Community believe in FM or KAT?

First Quantum Minerals received 562 more outperform votes than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.15% of users gave Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) an outperform vote while only 46.01% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Quantum Minerals	Outperform Votes 692 46.01%	Underperform Votes 812 53.99%
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	Outperform Votes 130 69.15%	Underperform Votes 58 30.85%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, FM or KAT?

First Quantum Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). First Quantum Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO), 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
First Quantum Minerals	C$3.25B	3.28	-C$1.05B	-C$2.71	-6.93
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	C$1.39B	0.00	-C$11.75B	-C$0.19	N/A

Does the media refer more to FM or KAT?

In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 28 more articles in the media than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 0 mentions for Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s score of 0.00 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
First Quantum Minerals	Neutral
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	Neutral

Is FM or KAT more profitable?

Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Quantum Minerals' net margin of -32.41%. Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat First Quantum Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Quantum Minerals	-32.41%	-14.05%	2.31%
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate FM or KAT?

First Quantum Minerals currently has a consensus target price of C$21.77, suggesting a potential upside of 16.03%. Given First Quantum Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Quantum Minerals is more favorable than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO).

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Quantum Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

First Quantum Minerals beats Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.