Head to Head Analysis: Antofagasta (ANFGF) vs. Its Competitors

Antofagasta (OTCMKTS:ANFGF) is one of 1,987 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Antofagasta to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares Antofagasta and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Antofagasta	N/A	N/A	N/A
Antofagasta Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,800.00%	-9.02%	-2.06%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Antofagasta and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antofagasta	3	6	2	0	1.91
Antofagasta Competitors	6292	22376	31927	1761	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 17.87%. Given Antofagasta’s peers stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Antofagasta has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

17.3% of Antofagasta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Antofagasta pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Antofagasta pays out 155.9% 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, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 8.9% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Antofagasta lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Antofagasta and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Antofagasta	N/A	N/A	88.63
Antofagasta Competitors	$4.64 billion	$277.89 million	-26.76

Antofagasta’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Antofagasta. Antofagasta is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Antofagasta peers beat Antofagasta on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

Antofagasta Company Profile

Antofagasta plc operates as a mining company. It operates through Los Pelambres, Centinela, Antucoya, Zaldívar, Exploration and Evaluation, and Transport Division segments. Its mines produce copper cathodes and copper concentrates; and molybdenum, gold, and silver by-products. The company also has exploration projects in various countries. In addition, it provides rail and road cargo services to mining customers in northern Chile. The company was incorporated in 1888 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Antofagasta plc operates as a subsidiary of Metalinvest Anstalt.