Imperial Metals (III) Competitors C$5.12 +0.07 (+1.39%) As of 09/4/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock III vs. NSU, ERO, TKO, IE, AYM, CMMC, FDY, ARG, 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), Faraday Copper (FDY), Amerigo Resources (ARG), 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 Faraday Copper Amerigo Resources 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation. Does the media refer more to III or NSU? In the previous week, Imperial Metals had 7 more articles in the media than Nevsun Resources. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Imperial Metals and 0 mentions for Nevsun Resources. Nevsun Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Imperial Metals' score of 0.53 indicating that Nevsun Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Imperial Metals Positive Nevsun Resources Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$630.44M1.33C$33.43MC$1.084.74Nevsun ResourcesC$335.39M0.00-C$36.31M-C$0.12N/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in III or NSU? 6.3% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments 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 10 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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$836.27MC$2.98BC$3.52BC$9.35BDividend Yield7.26%4.35%5.07%6.53%P/E Ratio4.74162.26156.8224.90Price / Sales1.331,591.0814,597.379.32Price / Cash7.1731.3624.2283.29Price / Book1.093.096.405.32Net IncomeC$33.43M-C$78.74MC$149.66MC$301.20M7 Day Performance11.30%1.11%1.16%0.74%1 Month Performance29.62%10.97%8.76%6.43%1 Year Performance146.15%41.14%43.07%36.19% Imperial Metals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IIIImperial MetalsN/AC$5.12+1.4%N/A+145.0%C$836.27MC$630.44M4.741,258News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeNSUNevsun ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.82BC$335.39M-50.00N/AEROEro Copper3.2086 of 5 starsC$19.99-0.9%C$27.29+36.5%-22.2%C$1.40BC$315.28M87.452,460TKOTaseko Mines1.2232 of 5 starsC$4.38-0.7%C$5.17+18.0%+72.8%C$1.33BC$609.59M17.13N/AIEIvanhoe Electric2.2969 of 5 starsC$12.28-1.3%N/A+40.5%C$1.05BC$2.31M-5.46244Analyst ForecastAYMAtalaya MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$808.51MC$363.40M10.70423Gap UpCMMCCopper Mountain MiningN/AN/AN/AN/AC$533.81MC$308.11M-9.58N/AFDYFaraday Copper0.1392 of 5 starsC$1.36-1.4%C$1.50+10.3%+85.1%C$275.62MC$50.67K-13.4014News CoverageARGAmerigo ResourcesN/AC$2.26-2.2%N/A+46.8%C$260.27MC$176.93M12.67299News CoverageDividend AnnouncementLALos Andes CopperN/AC$7.70+0.9%N/A-12.8%C$227.09MN/A42.23N/ACUUCopper Fox MetalsN/AC$0.28flatN/A+5.8%C$158.99MN/A-257.76N/AHigh Trading Volume 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 Faraday Copper Competitors Amerigo Resources 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 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow “Trump’s New Dollar” Could Impact Your WealthPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget Tesla — This Tiny AI Stock Is Musk’s Real PlayWhile Wall Street focused on Tesla’s earnings, Elon Musk was quietly building a supercomputer so powerful it c...Behind the Markets | SponsoredRetire Comfortably with These New Monthly Income ETFs?Too many retirees lie awake at night, worried their savings won’t last. 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