Ivanhoe Mines (IVN) Competitors

Alphamin Resources (CVE:AFM) and Ivanhoe Mines (TSE:IVN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media favor AFM or IVN?

In the previous week, Alphamin Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Ivanhoe Mines. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Alphamin Resources and 1 mentions for Ivanhoe Mines. Alphamin Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Ivanhoe Mines' score of 0.00 indicating that Alphamin Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alphamin Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ivanhoe Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AFM or IVN?

4.0% of Alphamin Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.4% of Ivanhoe Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.6% of Alphamin Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 45.0% of Ivanhoe Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AFM or IVN more profitable?

Alphamin Resources has a net margin of 16.02% compared to Ivanhoe Mines' net margin of 0.00%. Alphamin Resources' return on equity of 17.87% beat Ivanhoe Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphamin Resources	16.02%	17.87%	15.99%
Ivanhoe Mines	N/A	3.44%	-1.41%

Which has more volatility & risk, AFM or IVN?

Alphamin Resources has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ivanhoe Mines has a beta of 1.93, meaning that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AFM or IVN?

Ivanhoe Mines has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alphamin Resources. Alphamin Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ivanhoe 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
Alphamin Resources	C$342.96M	4.78	C$54.94M	C$0.06	21.33
Ivanhoe Mines	N/A	N/A	C$151.10M	C$0.16	128.25

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AFM or IVN?

Ivanhoe Mines received 545 more outperform votes than Alphamin Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 76.15% of users gave Ivanhoe Mines an outperform vote while only 72.41% of users gave Alphamin Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alphamin Resources	Outperform Votes 84 72.41%	Underperform Votes 32 27.59%
Ivanhoe Mines	Outperform Votes 629 76.15%	Underperform Votes 197 23.85%

Do analysts prefer AFM or IVN?

Ivanhoe Mines has a consensus price target of C$24.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.93%. Given Ivanhoe Mines' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ivanhoe Mines is more favorable than Alphamin Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alphamin Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Ivanhoe Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Ivanhoe Mines beats Alphamin Resources on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.