LUN vs. FM, KAT, TRQ, CS, HBM, NSU, ERO, TKO, IE, and III
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 Imperial Metals (III). 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and risk.
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 company insiders. Comparatively, 19.4% of First Quantum Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Lundin Mining presently has a consensus price target of C$15.65, indicating a potential upside of 11.71%. First Quantum Minerals has a consensus price target of C$22.13, indicating a potential upside of 5.56%. Given Lundin Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lundin Mining is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.
In the previous week, Lundin Mining had 3 more articles in the media than First Quantum Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Lundin Mining and 2 mentions for First Quantum Minerals. First Quantum Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Lundin Mining's score of 0.57 indicating that First Quantum Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.66, indicating that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 1.0%. 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 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.
Lundin Mining received 45 more outperform votes than First Quantum Minerals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.16% of users gave Lundin Mining an outperform vote while only 46.02% of users gave First Quantum Minerals an outperform vote.
Summary
Lundin Mining beats First Quantum Minerals on 16 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:LUN) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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