Imperial Metals (III) Competitors C$4.60 +0.05 (+1.10%) As of 08/15/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock III vs. NSU, ERO, TKO, IE, AYM, CMMC, ARG, FDY, LA, and CUUShould you be buying Imperial Metals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Imperial Metals include Nevsun Resources (NSU), Ero Copper (ERO), Taseko Mines (TKO), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Atalaya Mining (AYM), Copper Mountain Mining (CMMC), Amerigo Resources (ARG), Faraday Copper (FDY), Los Andes Copper (LA), and Copper Fox Metals (CUU). These companies are all part of the "copper" industry. Imperial Metals vs. Its Competitors Nevsun Resources Ero Copper Taseko Mines Ivanhoe Electric Atalaya Mining Copper Mountain Mining Amerigo Resources Faraday Copper Los Andes Copper Copper Fox Metals Imperial Metals (TSE:III) and Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation. Which has better valuation and earnings, III or NSU? Imperial Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Nevsun Resources. Nevsun Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Imperial Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioImperial MetalsC$456.16M1.65C$33.43MC$0.2022.90Nevsun ResourcesC$335.39M0.00-C$36.31M-C$0.12N/A Does the media prefer III or NSU? In the previous week, Imperial Metals had 2 more articles in the media than Nevsun Resources. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Imperial Metals and 0 mentions for Nevsun Resources. Imperial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Nevsun Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Imperial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Imperial Metals Neutral Nevsun Resources Neutral Do insiders & institutionals believe in III or NSU? 16.7% of Imperial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is III or NSU more profitable? Imperial Metals has a net margin of 7.33% compared to Nevsun Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Imperial Metals' return on equity of 4.53% beat Nevsun Resources' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Imperial Metals7.33% 4.53% 0.74% Nevsun Resources N/A N/A N/A SummaryImperial Metals beats Nevsun Resources on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Imperial Metals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for III and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding III and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart III vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricImperial MetalsCopper IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$754.90MC$2.52BC$3.34BC$6.38BDividend Yield7.26%4.52%5.18%6.72%P/E Ratio22.9015.67118.2967.51Price / Sales1.651,736.3030,067,542,409,940,300.001,649.63Price / Cash7.1731.3624.0183.29Price / Book0.982.375.874.89Net IncomeC$33.43M-C$78.74MC$148.86MC$301.20M7 Day Performance5.75%4.80%1.24%1.19%1 Month Performance7.23%5.36%3.67%2.28%1 Year Performance110.05%30.54%32.79%27.67% Imperial Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIIImperial MetalsN/AC$4.60+1.1%N/A+112.0%C$754.90MC$456.16M22.901,258NSUNevsun ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.82BC$335.39M-50.00N/AEROEro Copper2.9631 of 5 starsC$18.63-2.9%C$27.29+46.5%-30.2%C$1.31BC$315.28M81.502,460TKOTaseko Mines2.0478 of 5 starsC$4.17-1.4%C$5.17+23.9%+48.0%C$1.27BC$609.59M16.31N/ANews CoverageAnalyst RevisionIEIvanhoe ElectricN/AC$13.20-1.3%N/A+27.8%C$1.13BC$2.31M-5.87244News CoveragePositive NewsAYMAtalaya MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$808.51MC$363.40M10.70423Gap UpCMMCCopper Mountain MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$533.81MC$308.11M-9.58N/AARGAmerigo ResourcesN/AC$2.14-1.8%N/A+21.4%C$246.45MC$176.93M12.00299Dividend AnnouncementFDYFaraday Copper0.5806 of 5 starsC$1.11flatC$1.50+35.1%+66.2%C$224.95MC$50.67K-10.9414LALos Andes CopperN/AC$7.19-0.8%N/A-11.6%C$212.05MN/A39.43N/AGap UpCUUCopper Fox MetalsN/AC$0.26+2.0%N/A-3.6%C$144.79MN/A-234.74N/AGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nevsun Resources Competitors Ero Copper Competitors Taseko Mines Competitors Ivanhoe Electric Competitors Atalaya Mining Competitors Copper Mountain Mining Competitors Amerigo Resources Competitors Faraday Copper Competitors Los Andes Copper Competitors Copper Fox Metals Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (TSE:III) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGenesis 14:13-17 [HIDDEN MEANING?]A mysterious Bible verse from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking what one expert calls an “American birthri...Paradigm Press | SponsoredAmerica’s Finest Hour: Sept 30After This White House Deadline, All Bets Are Off The White House just issued a sweeping order that could s...Stansberry Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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