Do analysts prefer ERO or III?

Ero Copper currently has a consensus target price of C$45.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.58%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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) 9 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Imperial Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ERO or III?

Imperial Metals has lower revenue, but higher 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$923.93M 5.00 C$10.88M C$2.80 15.82 Imperial Metals C$669.73M 1.96 C$33.43M C$0.72 10.25

Do analysts prefer III or TKO?

Taseko Mines has a consensus target price of C$11.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.76%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Taseko Mines 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 Taseko Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, III or TKO?

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 Imperial Metals C$669.73M 1.96 C$33.43M C$0.72 10.25 Taseko Mines C$770.85M 5.32 C$77.33M C$0.05 224.20

Do analysts recommend IE or III?

Ivanhoe Electric presently has a consensus target price of C$26.25, indicating a potential upside of 55.33%. Given Ivanhoe Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ivanhoe Electric is more favorable than Imperial Metals. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ivanhoe Electric 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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IE or III?

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 Ivanhoe Electric C$3.37M 794.52 -C$137.37M -C$0.29 N/A Imperial Metals C$669.73M 1.96 C$33.43M C$0.72 10.25

Do analysts rate III or FDY?

Faraday Copper has a consensus price target of C$6.44, indicating a potential upside of 7.65%. Given Faraday Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Faraday 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 Faraday Copper 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20

Which has higher 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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Imperial Metals C$669.73M 1.96 C$33.43M C$0.72 10.25 Nevsun Resources C$335.39M 0.00 -C$36.31M -C$0.12 N/A

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

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), Faraday Copper (FDY), and Nevsun Resources (NSU). These companies are all part of the "copper" industry.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Ero Copper?

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

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 2 more articles in the media than Imperial Metals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ero Copper and 0 mentions for Imperial Metals. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Imperial Metals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	Neutral
Imperial Metals	Neutral

Ero Copper currently has a consensus target price of C$45.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.58%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly 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)	9 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
Imperial Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

59.7% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.767113, meaning that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.818483, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Ero Copper	31.55%	31.19%	3.46%
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%

Imperial Metals has lower revenue, but higher 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$923.93M	5.00	C$10.88M	C$2.80	15.82
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.96	C$33.43M	C$0.72	10.25

Summary

Ero Copper beats Imperial Metals on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Taseko Mines?

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

7.8% of Imperial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.8% of Taseko Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Taseko Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Imperial Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Imperial Metals	Neutral
Taseko Mines	Positive

Taseko Mines has a consensus target price of C$11.13, suggesting a potential downside of 0.76%. Given Taseko Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Taseko Mines 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
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.818483, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.872434, meaning that its stock price is 87% more volatile than the broader market.

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
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.96	C$33.43M	C$0.72	10.25
Taseko Mines	C$770.85M	5.32	C$77.33M	C$0.05	224.20

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
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%
Taseko Mines	2.00%	2.27%	3.36%

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?

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

Ivanhoe Electric has a beta of 2.427083, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.818483, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

56.5% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Imperial Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 37.1% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are held by company 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.

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
Ivanhoe Electric	-1,002.45%	-8.83%	-34.41%
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%

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
Ivanhoe Electric	C$3.37M	794.52	-C$137.37M	-C$0.29	N/A
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.96	C$33.43M	C$0.72	10.25

Ivanhoe Electric presently has a consensus target price of C$26.25, indicating a potential upside of 55.33%. Given Ivanhoe Electric's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ivanhoe Electric is more favorable than Imperial Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ivanhoe Electric	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

In the previous week, Ivanhoe Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Imperial Metals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ivanhoe Electric	Neutral
Imperial Metals	Neutral

Summary

Imperial Metals beats Ivanhoe Electric on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Faraday Copper?

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

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
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.96	C$33.43M	C$0.72	10.25
Faraday Copper	N/A	N/A	-C$20.29M	-C$0.12	N/A

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
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%
Faraday Copper	-40,035.69%	-39.74%	-27.25%

Imperial Metals has a beta of 0.818483, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Faraday Copper has a beta of 1.763982, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the broader market.

7.8% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Faraday Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Imperial Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.7% of Faraday Copper shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Faraday Copper has a consensus price target of C$6.44, indicating a potential upside of 7.65%. Given Faraday Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Faraday 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
Faraday Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

In the previous week, Imperial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Faraday Copper'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Imperial Metals	Neutral
Faraday Copper	Neutral

Summary

Imperial Metals beats Faraday Copper on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Imperial Metals compare to Nevsun Resources?

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

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
Imperial Metals	18.94%	12.78%	0.74%
Nevsun Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A

In the previous week, Imperial Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Nevsun Resources'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Imperial Metals	Neutral
Nevsun Resources	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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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
Imperial Metals	C$669.73M	1.96	C$33.43M	C$0.72	10.25
Nevsun Resources	C$335.39M	0.00	-C$36.31M	-C$0.12	N/A

Summary

Imperial Metals beats Nevsun Resources on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Imperial Metals	Copper Industry	Materials Sector	TSE Exchange
Market Cap	C$1.31B	C$6.13B	C$4.94B	C$12.31B
Dividend Yield	7.26%	4.16%	4.99%	6.19%
P/E Ratio	10.25	25.31	23.96	37.18
Price / Sales	1.96	4,403.28	5,959.83	10.79
Price / Cash	7.17	31.36	24.28	82.29
Price / Book	1.26	3.68	9.36	4.57
Net Income	C$33.43M	-C$78.74M	C$156.77M	C$299.09M
7 Day Performance	15.86%	4.18%	2.81%	2.04%
1 Month Performance	17.52%	2.36%	-1.64%	1.19%
1 Year Performance	36.92%	122.47%	61.81%	44.29%

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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$7.38 +5.1%	N/A	+30.2%	C$1.31B	C$669.73M	10.25	1,258	Gap Up
ERO Ero Copper	1.7101 of 5 stars	C$42.69 -0.9%	C$45.00 +5.4%	+101.2%	C$4.45B	C$923.93M	15.25	2,460
TKO Taseko Mines	1.4226 of 5 stars	C$10.61 -1.9%	C$11.13 +4.9%	+154.7%	C$3.88B	C$770.85M	212.20	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
IE Ivanhoe Electric	2.0005 of 5 stars	C$18.54 -0.3%	C$26.25 +41.6%	+46.4%	C$2.93B	C$3.37M	N/A	244	Gap Down
FDY Faraday Copper	1.4232 of 5 stars	C$6.37 +1.1%	C$6.08 -4.5%	+607.5%	C$1.86B	N/A	N/A	14

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Imperial Metals (III) Competitors

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

How does Imperial Metals compare to Ero Copper?

Does the media refer more to ERO or III?

Do analysts prefer ERO or III?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ERO or III?

Which has more risk & volatility, ERO or III?

Is ERO or III more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ERO or III?

Summary

How does Imperial Metals compare to Taseko Mines?

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

Does the media prefer III or TKO?

Do analysts prefer III or TKO?

Which has more risk & volatility, III or TKO?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, III or TKO?

Is III or TKO more profitable?

Summary

How does Imperial Metals compare to Ivanhoe Electric?

Which has more risk & volatility, IE or III?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IE or III?

Is IE or III more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, IE or III?

Do analysts recommend IE or III?

Does the media favor IE or III?

Summary

How does Imperial Metals compare to Faraday Copper?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, III or FDY?

Is III or FDY more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, III or FDY?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in III or FDY?

Do analysts rate III or FDY?

Does the media prefer III or FDY?

Summary

How does Imperial Metals compare to Nevsun Resources?

Is III or NSU more profitable?

Does the media favor III or NSU?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in III or NSU?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, III or NSU?

Summary

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