LUN vs. FM, KAT, TRQ, CS, HBM, NSU, ERO, TKO, IE, and AYM
Should you be buying Lundin Mining stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lundin Mining include First Quantum Minerals (FM), Katanga Mining Limited (KAT.TO) (KAT), Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ), Capstone Copper (CS), Hudbay Minerals (HBM), Nevsun Resources (NSU), Ero Copper (ERO), Taseko Mines (TKO), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), and Atalaya Mining (AYM). These companies are all part of the "copper" industry.
Lundin Mining vs. Its Competitors
Lundin Mining (TSE:LUN) and First Quantum Minerals (TSE:FM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Lundin Mining currently has a consensus target price of C$15.71, indicating a potential upside of 12.72%. First Quantum Minerals has a consensus target price of C$22.34, indicating a potential downside of 5.87%. Given Lundin Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Lundin Mining is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.
Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Lundin Mining has a net margin of 6.63% compared to First Quantum Minerals' net margin of -32.41%. Lundin Mining's return on equity of 5.55% beat First Quantum Minerals' return on equity.
57.6% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 15.7% of Lundin Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held 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.
In the previous week, First Quantum Minerals had 9 more articles in the media than Lundin Mining. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for First Quantum Minerals and 8 mentions for Lundin Mining. Lundin Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat First Quantum Minerals' score of 0.57 indicating that Lundin Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lundin Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. First Quantum Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Lundin Mining pays out 71.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Quantum Minerals pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Lundin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than First Quantum Minerals. First Quantum Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lundin Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Lundin Mining beats First Quantum Minerals on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:LUN) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
