Aton Resources (CVE:AAN) and Emerita Resources (CVE:EMO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Aton Resources and Emerita Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Aton Resources | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Emerita Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Aton Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$0.16, indicating a potential downside of 33.33%. Given Aton Resources' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Aton Resources is more favorable than Emerita Resources.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Aton Resources and Emerita Resources' gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Aton Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.04) | -5.71 |
Emerita Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.02) | -11.94 |
Emerita Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aton Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Aton Resources and Emerita Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Aton Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Emerita Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Aton Resources beats Emerita Resources on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.