Head-To-Head Contrast: Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) vs. The Competition

Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) is one of 51 publicly-traded companies in the “MINING – GOLD” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Triple Flag Precious Metals to similar businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, valuation, risk and profitability.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Triple Flag Precious Metals and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Triple Flag Precious Metals	0	2	3	1	2.83
Triple Flag Precious Metals Competitors	382	2132	2548	116	2.46

Triple Flag Precious Metals presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.73%. As a group, “MINING – GOLD” companies have a potential upside of 8.32%. 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	-64.06%	9.90%	7.00%

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	822.43
Triple Flag Precious Metals Competitors	$2.70 billion	$498.10 million	-9.15

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.

Volatility and Risk

Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.24, suggesting that its share price is 124% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple Flag Precious Metals’ rivals have a beta of -0.97, suggesting that their average share price is 197% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 1.2% and pay out 29.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Triple Flag Precious Metals has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Triple Flag Precious Metals lags its rivals as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Triple Flag Precious Metals beats its rivals on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Triple Flag Precious Metals Company Profile

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.