Imperial Metals (III) Competitors C$4.77 -0.11 (-2.25%) As of 03:43 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock III vs. NSU, ERO, TKO, IE, AYM, CMMC, ARG, LA, FDY, 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), Los Andes Copper (LA), Faraday Copper (FDY), 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 Los Andes Copper Faraday Copper Copper Fox Metals Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) and Imperial Metals (TSE:III) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer NSU or III? In the previous week, Imperial Metals had 3 more articles in the media than Nevsun Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Imperial Metals and 0 mentions for Nevsun Resources. Imperial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Nevsun Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Imperial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Nevsun Resources Neutral Imperial Metals Neutral Is NSU or III 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 Nevsun ResourcesN/A N/A N/A Imperial Metals 7.33%4.53%0.74% Do insiders & institutionals believe in NSU or III? 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, NSU or III? 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 RatioNevsun ResourcesC$335.39M0.00-C$36.31M-C$0.12N/AImperial MetalsC$456.16M1.72C$33.43MC$0.2023.74 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$782.80MC$2.43BC$3.28BC$6.19BDividend Yield7.26%4.52%5.17%6.72%P/E Ratio23.7415.2794.6953.20Price / Sales1.721,517.9625,801,666,827,738,200.001,210.19Price / Cash7.1731.3623.8383.29Price / Book1.022.225.904.75Net IncomeC$33.43M-C$78.74MC$147.76MC$301.20M7 Day Performance-4.02%3.18%1.48%1.69%1 Month Performance-1.04%12.82%6.12%4.58%1 Year Performance109.21%15.29%25.94%26.25% Imperial Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIIImperial MetalsN/AC$4.77-2.3%N/A+114.0%C$782.80MC$456.16M23.741,258NSUNevsun ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.82BC$335.39M-50.00N/AEROEro Copper3.4718 of 5 starsC$21.82-0.5%C$29.30+34.3%-20.3%C$1.53BC$315.28M95.452,460News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionTKOTaseko Mines1.8118 of 5 starsC$4.02+1.5%C$5.25+30.6%+37.2%C$1.22BC$609.59M15.72N/AGap UpIEIvanhoe ElectricN/AC$12.52+8.9%N/A-7.3%C$1.07BC$2.31M-5.57244AYMAtalaya 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$2.01+6.9%N/A+46.5%C$231.48MC$176.93M11.27299High Trading VolumeLALos Andes CopperN/AC$5.96+1.0%N/A-36.1%C$175.77MN/A32.68N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFDYFaraday Copper0.4898 of 5 starsC$0.84-1.2%C$1.25+48.8%+25.0%C$170.23MC$50.67K-8.2814News CoverageCUUCopper Fox MetalsN/AC$0.25flatN/A-1.9%C$141.95MN/A-230.14N/A 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 Los Andes Copper Competitors Faraday 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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