Critical Analysis: Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) & Its Peers

Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) is one of 52 public companies in the “MINING – GOLD” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Triple Flag Precious Metals to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Dividends

Triple Flag Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Triple Flag Precious Metals pays out 733.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. As a group, “MINING – GOLD” companies pay a dividend yield of -12.0% and pay out -269.5% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Triple Flag Precious Metals has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years.

Risk & Volatility

Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.2, indicating that its stock price is 120% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple Flag Precious Metals’ rivals have a beta of -2.24, indicating that their average stock price is 324% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Triple Flag Precious Metals and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Triple Flag Precious Metals	$268.99 million	-$23.08 million	785.50
Triple Flag Precious Metals Competitors	$2.68 billion	$499.84 million	-11.92

Triple Flag Precious Metals’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Triple Flag Precious Metals. Triple Flag Precious Metals is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Triple Flag Precious Metals and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triple Flag Precious Metals	0	3	3	1	2.71
Triple Flag Precious Metals Competitors	384	2159	2578	124	2.47

Triple Flag Precious Metals presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.85%. As a group, “MINING – GOLD” companies have a potential upside of 18.61%. Given Triple Flag Precious Metals’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Triple Flag Precious Metals has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Triple Flag Precious Metals and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Triple Flag Precious Metals	1.71%	7.69%	7.51%
Triple Flag Precious Metals Competitors	16.34%	11.58%	8.19%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are owned by institutional investors. 6.0% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies 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.

Summary

Triple Flag Precious Metals rivals beat Triple Flag Precious Metals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

About Triple Flag Precious Metals

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., a precious-metals-focused streaming and royalty company, engages in acquiring and managing precious metals, streams, royalties and other mineral interests in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Honduras, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, the United States, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of streams and royalties providing exposure to gold, silver, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead. It holds a royalty interest in the Beta Hunt mine located in Pert, Wester Australia; the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine located in Mexico; the El Mochito polymetallic mine located in north-western Honduras; and La Colorada polymetallic mine located in Mexico. Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.