Ascendant Resources (TSE:ASND) and Aztec Minerals (CVE:AZT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Ascendant Resources and Aztec Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Ascendant Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Aztec Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Ascendant Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$0.40, suggesting a potential upside of 81.82%. Given Ascendant Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ascendant Resources is more favorable than Aztec Minerals.
Profitability
This table compares Ascendant Resources and Aztec Minerals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Ascendant Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Aztec Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Ascendant Resources and Aztec Minerals' revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Ascendant Resources | C$77.82 million | 0.27 | C$-10,563,093.00 | C($0.11) | -1.98 |
Aztec Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.03) | -11.17 |
Aztec Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ascendant Resources. Aztec Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascendant Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Ascendant Resources beats Aztec Minerals on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.