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First Quantum Minerals (FM) Competitors

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C$25.07 -0.05 (-0.20%)
As of 07/4/2025 04:15 PM Eastern

FM vs. KAT, LUN, TRQ, CS, HBM, NSU, ERO, TKO, IE, and AYM

Should you be buying First Quantum Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Quantum Minerals include Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) (KAT), Lundin Mining (LUN), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Capstone Copper (CS), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Nevsun Resources (NSU), Ero Copper (ERO), Taseko Mines (TKO), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), and Atalaya Mining (AYM). These companies are all part of the "copper" industry.

First Quantum Minerals vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 17 more articles in the media than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 0 mentions for Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s score of -0.45 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Quantum MineralsC$3.25B4.38-C$1.05B-C$2.71-9.27
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)C$1.39B0.00-C$11.75B-C$0.19N/A

53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

First Quantum Minerals currently has a consensus target price of C$22.05, indicating a potential downside of 12.05%. Given Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Quantum Minerals
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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

Summary

First Quantum Minerals beats Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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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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FM vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Quantum MineralsCopper IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$14.23BC$2.43BC$3.29BC$6.19B
Dividend Yield1.57%4.52%5.14%6.72%
P/E Ratio-9.2715.2393.5250.85
Price / Sales4.381,588.2327,091,750,169,102,000.001,194.53
Price / Cash12.3531.3623.8983.29
Price / Book1.792.245.894.70
Net Income-C$1.05B-C$78.74MC$147.76MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance4.76%4.28%2.25%2.27%
1 Month Performance17.04%9.22%4.72%4.69%
1 Year Performance32.09%14.59%24.87%26.89%

First Quantum Minerals Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FM
First Quantum Minerals
1.8012 of 5 stars
C$25.07
-0.2%
C$22.05
-12.0%
+30.9%C$14.23BC$3.25B-9.2720,000News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Down
KAT
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$9.79BC$1.39B-0.834,457Gap Up
LUN
Lundin Mining
2.3539 of 5 stars
C$14.32
-0.7%
C$15.91
+11.1%
-6.8%C$8.75BC$3.27B28.426,019Analyst Revision
TRQ
Turquoise Hill Resources
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$8.65BC$1.65B11.843,480
CS
Capstone Copper
2.6582 of 5 stars
C$8.36
+1.1%
C$12.17
+45.5%
-17.5%C$4.47BC$998.95M-214.021,049News Coverage
Analyst Revision
HBM
Hudbay Minerals
3.3429 of 5 stars
C$14.45
-0.1%
C$16.05
+11.0%
+10.6%C$4.01BC$1.64B40.692,500Analyst Revision
NSU
Nevsun Resources
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.82BC$335.39M-50.00N/A
ERO
Ero Copper
2.5106 of 5 stars
C$23.00
+0.0%
C$29.30
+27.4%
-26.9%C$1.61BC$315.28M100.622,460News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TKO
Taseko Mines
1.8353 of 5 stars
C$4.30
+2.1%
C$5.25
+22.1%
+27.2%C$1.30BC$609.59M16.82N/AInsider Trade
IE
Ivanhoe Electric
N/AC$12.35
-6.7%
N/A-9.5%C$1.06BC$2.31M-5.49244Gap Up
AYM
Atalaya Mining
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$808.51MC$363.40M10.70423Gap Up

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This page (TSE:FM) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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