Head-To-Head Analysis: Capstone Copper (OTCMKTS:CSFFF) & Reliance (NYSE:RS)

Reliance (NYSE:RS) and Capstone Copper (OTCMKTS:CSFFF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Reliance and Capstone Copper, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Reliance	0	5	3	0	2.38
Capstone Copper	0	0	0	0	0.00

Reliance presently has a consensus price target of $323.00, indicating a potential upside of 18.19%. Given Reliance’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Reliance is more favorable than Capstone Copper.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Reliance and Capstone Copper”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Reliance	$13.92 billion	1.03	$875.20 million	$13.68	19.98
Capstone Copper	$1.60 billion	0.00	$82.91 million	$0.11	N/A

Reliance has higher revenue and earnings than Capstone Copper. Capstone Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Reliance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

79.3% of Reliance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Capstone Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Reliance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Reliance and Capstone Copper’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Reliance	5.23%	10.37%	7.24%
Capstone Copper	3.89%	2.62%	1.40%

Summary

Reliance beats Capstone Copper on 11 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Reliance

Reliance, Inc. operates as a diversified metal solutions provider and the metals service center company in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company distributes a line of approximately 100,000 metal products, including alloy, aluminum, brass, copper, carbon steel, stainless steel, titanium, and specialty steel products; and provides metals processing services to general manufacturing, non-residential construction, transportation, aerospace, energy, electronics and semiconductor fabrication, and heavy industries. It sells its products directly to original equipment manufacturers, which primarily include small machine shops and fabricators. The company was formerly known as Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. and changed its name to Reliance, Inc. in February 2024. Reliance, Inc. was founded in 1939 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

About Capstone Copper

Capstone Mining Corp. engages in the exploration and production of base metals in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Chile. The company explores for copper, molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, iron, and gold deposits. It holds interests in the Pinto Valley, an open pit copper mine located in Arizona, the United States; and the Cozamin, a copper-silver underground mine located in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. The company also owns a 100% interest in copper-iron-gold Santo Domingo development project in Region III, Chile. The company was formerly known as Capstone Gold Corp. and changed its name to Capstone Mining Corp. in February 2006. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.