FM vs. LUN, KAT, TRQ, CS, HBM, ERO, NSU, IE, 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), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Capstone Copper (CS), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Ero Copper (ERO), Nevsun Resources (NSU), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), 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 superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Lundin Mining presently has a consensus price target of C$16.48, indicating a potential downside of 0.44%. First Quantum Minerals has a consensus price target of C$24.03, indicating a potential downside of 8.59%. Given Lundin Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Lundin Mining is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.
Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.548674, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.288165, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Lundin Mining had 2 more articles in the media than First Quantum Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Lundin Mining and 5 mentions for First Quantum Minerals. First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.35 beat Lundin Mining's score of 0.35 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
61.0% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Lundin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Lundin Mining beats First Quantum Minerals on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:FM) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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