Imperial Metals (III) Competitors

Ero Copper (TSE:ERO) and Imperial Metals (TSE:III) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ERO or III?

Imperial Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Ero Copper. Imperial Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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
Ero Copper	C$535.97M	4.95	C$10.88M	C$1.38	18.55
Imperial Metals	C$630.44M	1.38	C$33.43M	C$1.08	4.92

Does the media refer more to ERO or III?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 1 more articles in the media than Imperial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Ero Copper and 2 mentions for Imperial Metals. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Imperial Metals' score of 0.10 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Imperial Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ERO or III?

Ero Copper presently has a consensus price target of C$27.29, suggesting a potential upside of 6.61%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Imperial Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Imperial Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, ERO or III?

Ero Copper has a beta of 0.866769, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.865503, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ERO or III?

64.1% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Ero Copper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ERO or III more profitable?

Imperial Metals has a net margin of 7.33% compared to Ero Copper's net margin of 3.45%. Imperial Metals' return on equity of 4.53% beat Ero Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	3.45%	2.24%	3.46%
Imperial Metals	7.33%	4.53%	0.74%

Summary

Ero Copper beats Imperial Metals on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.