Analyzing Antofagasta (ANFGF) & Its Competitors

Antofagasta (OTCMKTS:ANFGF) is one of 1,988 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Antofagasta to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

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 8.7% and pay out 10.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Antofagasta lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Antofagasta and its rivals’ 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	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-14.42%	-2.03%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Antofagasta and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Antofagasta	N/A	N/A	86.85
Antofagasta Competitors	$5.05 billion	$273.14 million	-24.68

Antofagasta’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Antofagasta. Antofagasta 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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.3% of Antofagasta shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Antofagasta and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Antofagasta	3	6	2	0	1.91
Antofagasta Competitors	6314	22388	32015	1765	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 19.01%. Given Antofagasta’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Antofagasta has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Antofagasta rivals 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.