Imperial Metals (III) Competitors

C$6.76 +0.31 (+4.81%)

As of 05/25/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

III vs. ERO, TKO, IE, NSU, and FDY

Should you buy Imperial Metals stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Imperial Metals with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Imperial Metals include Ero Copper (ERO), Taseko Mines (TKO), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Nevsun Resources (NSU), and Faraday Copper (FDY). These companies are all part of the "copper" industry.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Ero Copper?

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

In the previous week, Imperial Metals had 2 more articles in the media than Ero Copper. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Imperial Metals and 1 mentions for Ero Copper. Imperial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Ero Copper's score of 0.00 indicating that Imperial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Ero Copper has a net margin of 31.55% compared to Imperial Metals' net margin of 18.94%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 31.19% beat Imperial Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%
Ero Copper	31.55%	31.19%	3.46%

Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.772343, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.929821, indicating that its share price is 93% more volatile than the broader market.

Imperial Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.80	C$33.43M	C$0.72	9.39
Ero Copper	C$923.93M	4.42	C$10.88M	C$2.80	14.00

7.8% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.7% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Ero Copper shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Ero Copper has a consensus price target of C$45.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.80%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Imperial Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Imperial Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Summary

Ero Copper beats Imperial Metals on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Taseko Mines?

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

In the previous week, Taseko Mines and Taseko Mines both had 3 articles in the media. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Imperial Metals' score of 0.45 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

22.2% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Imperial Metals. Imperial Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Taseko Mines, 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
Taseko Mines	C$770.85M	4.58	C$77.33M	C$0.05	193.20
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.80	C$33.43M	C$0.72	9.39

Imperial Metals has a net margin of 18.94% compared to Taseko Mines' net margin of 2.00%. Imperial Metals' return on equity of 12.78% beat Taseko Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taseko Mines	2.00%	2.27%	3.36%
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%

Taseko Mines has a beta of 2.223152, indicating that its stock price is 122% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.772343, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

Taseko Mines presently has a consensus target price of C$11.13, indicating a potential upside of 15.17%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Imperial Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Imperial Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Imperial Metals on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Ivanhoe Electric?

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

7.8% of Imperial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are held by institutional investors. 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 37.1% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Ivanhoe Electric has a consensus target price of C$26.25, suggesting a potential upside of 53.96%. Given Ivanhoe Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ivanhoe Electric is more favorable than Imperial Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Imperial Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ivanhoe Electric	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Imperial Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Ivanhoe Electric. Ivanhoe Electric is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Imperial Metals, 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
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.80	C$33.43M	C$0.72	9.39
Ivanhoe Electric	C$3.37M	801.57	-C$137.37M	-C$0.29	N/A

In the previous week, Imperial Metals had 2 more articles in the media than Ivanhoe Electric. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Imperial Metals and 1 mentions for Ivanhoe Electric. Imperial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Ivanhoe Electric's score of 0.00 indicating that Imperial Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Imperial Metals has a net margin of 18.94% compared to Ivanhoe Electric's net margin of -1,002.45%. Imperial Metals' return on equity of 12.78% beat Ivanhoe Electric's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%
Ivanhoe Electric	-1,002.45%	-8.83%	-34.41%

Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.772343, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ivanhoe Electric has a beta of 2.089703, meaning that its stock price is 109% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Imperial Metals beats Ivanhoe Electric on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Nevsun Resources?

Nevsun Resources (TSE:NSU) and Imperial Metals (TSE:III) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Imperial Metals has a net margin of 18.94% compared to Nevsun Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Imperial Metals' return on equity of 12.78% beat Nevsun Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nevsun Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nevsun Resources	C$335.39M	0.00	-C$36.31M	-C$0.12	N/A
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.80	C$33.43M	C$0.72	9.39

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 0.45 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

7.8% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Imperial Metals beats Nevsun Resources on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Faraday Copper?

Faraday Copper (TSE:FDY) and Imperial Metals (TSE:III) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

10.5% of Faraday Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.7% of Faraday Copper shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Faraday Copper presently has a consensus target price of C$6.08, indicating a potential upside of 2.93%. Given Faraday Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Faraday Copper is more favorable than Imperial Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Faraday Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Imperial Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Faraday Copper has a beta of 2.140238, suggesting that its stock price is 114% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.772343, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Imperial Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Faraday Copper. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Imperial Metals and 2 mentions for Faraday Copper. Faraday Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Imperial Metals' score of 0.45 indicating that Faraday Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Faraday Copper	Positive
Imperial Metals	Neutral

Imperial Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Faraday Copper. Faraday Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Imperial Metals, 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
Faraday Copper	N/A	N/A	-C$20.29M	-C$0.12	N/A
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.80	C$33.43M	C$0.72	9.39

Imperial Metals has a net margin of 18.94% compared to Faraday Copper's net margin of -40,035.69%. Imperial Metals' return on equity of 12.78% beat Faraday Copper's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Faraday Copper	-40,035.69%	-39.74%	-27.25%
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%

Summary

Imperial Metals beats Faraday Copper on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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III vs. The Competition

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Metric	Imperial Metals	Copper Industry	Materials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$1.20B	C$5.61B	C$4.82B	C$12.16B
Dividend Yield	7.26%	4.10%	5.01%	6.20%
P/E Ratio	9.39	20.12	23.12	37.64
Price / Sales	1.80	4,024.31	6,750.54	11.68
Price / Cash	7.17	31.36	27.21	82.29
Price / Book	1.16	3.51	6.73	4.50
Net Income	C$33.43M	-C$78.74M	C$157.11M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	11.37%	3.02%	1.39%	2.48%
1 Month Performance	-5.19%	2.36%	-0.42%	1.47%
1 Year Performance	54.69%	130.66%	74.38%	53.55%

Imperial Metals Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
III Imperial Metals	N/A	C$6.76 +4.8%	N/A	+59.8%	C$1.20B	C$669.73M	9.39	1,258	News Coverage
ERO Ero Copper	2.2057 of 5 stars	C$41.09 -3.3%	C$45.00 +9.5%	+99.8%	C$4.43B	C$923.93M	14.68	2,460
TKO Taseko Mines	1.9245 of 5 stars	C$10.50 -2.0%	C$11.13 +6.0%	+226.4%	C$3.84B	C$770.85M	210.00	N/A	News Coverage Positive News Gap Up
IE Ivanhoe Electric	1.6715 of 5 stars	C$18.80 -7.4%	C$26.25 +39.6%	+78.7%	C$3.24B	C$3.37M	N/A	244
NSU Nevsun Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	C$1.82B	C$335.39M	N/A	N/A

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III vs. ERO, TKO, IE, NSU, and FDY

How does Imperial Metals compare to Ero Copper?

Does the media refer more to III or ERO?

Is III or ERO more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, III or ERO?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, III or ERO?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in III or ERO?

Do analysts rate III or ERO?

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How does Imperial Metals compare to Taseko Mines?

Does the media refer more to TKO or III?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TKO or III?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TKO or III?

Is TKO or III more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, TKO or III?

Do analysts rate TKO or III?

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How does Imperial Metals compare to Ivanhoe Electric?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of III or IE?

Do analysts recommend III or IE?

Which has better earnings & valuation, III or IE?

Does the media favor III or IE?

Is III or IE more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, III or IE?

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How does Imperial Metals compare to Nevsun Resources?

Is NSU or III more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, NSU or III?

Does the media prefer NSU or III?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NSU or III?

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How does Imperial Metals compare to Faraday Copper?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FDY or III?

Do analysts recommend FDY or III?

Which has more volatility & risk, FDY or III?

Does the media prefer FDY or III?

Which has better valuation and earnings, FDY or III?

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