Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) (CVE:BAU) and Atico Mining (CVE:ATY) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) and Atico Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Atico Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) and Atico Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Atico Mining | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Atico Mining has a consensus price target of C$1.10, suggesting a potential upside of 92.98%. Given Atico Mining's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Atico Mining is more favorable than Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V).
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) and Atico Mining's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.02) | -5.31 |
Atico Mining | C$58.27 million | 1.16 | C$5.48 million | C$0.05 | 12.39 |
Atico Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V). Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atico Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Atico Mining beats Blue Star Gold Corp. (BAU.V) on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.