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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media favor FM or KAT?

In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 11 more articles in the media than Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 0 mentions for Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO). First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.42 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

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

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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FM or KAT?

First Quantum Minerals received 559 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 45.99% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Quantum Minerals	Outperform Votes 689 45.99%	Underperform Votes 809 54.01%
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	Outperform Votes 130 69.15%	Underperform Votes 58 30.85%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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	3.88	-C$1.05B	-C$2.71	-8.22
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	C$1.39B	0.00	-C$11.75B	-C$0.19	N/A

Do analysts recommend FM or KAT?

First Quantum Minerals presently has a consensus target price of C$21.57, suggesting a potential downside of 2.95%. Given Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	10 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO)	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

Summary

First Quantum Minerals beats Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.