Taseko Mines (TKO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to EDR or TKO?

In the previous week, Endeavour Silver had 3 more articles in the media than Taseko Mines. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Endeavour Silver and 1 mentions for Taseko Mines. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Endeavour Silver's score of 0.07 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Endeavour Silver	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Taseko Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EDR or TKO?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Endeavour Silver. Taseko Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, 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
Endeavour Silver	C$247.75M	9.96	-C$20.79M	-C$0.27	-31.48
Taseko Mines	C$578.65M	2.53	C$77.33M	-C$0.10	-46.30

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EDR or TKO?

35.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.0% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Taseko Mines 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.

Is EDR or TKO more profitable?

Taseko Mines has a net margin of 12.69% compared to Endeavour Silver's net margin of -13.04%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 16.33% beat Endeavour Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavour Silver	-13.04%	-7.12%	0.10%
Taseko Mines	12.69%	16.33%	3.36%

Which has more volatility and risk, EDR or TKO?

Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.839537, meaning that its stock price is 84% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.339745, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer EDR or TKO?

Endeavour Silver presently has a consensus target price of C$7.96, indicating a potential downside of 6.37%. Taseko Mines has a consensus target price of C$5.17, indicating a potential upside of 11.59%. Given Taseko Mines' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Taseko Mines is more favorable than Endeavour Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Taseko Mines beats Endeavour Silver on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.