Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) (TSE:GCL) and Lara Exploration (CVE:LRA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) and Lara Exploration, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Lara Exploration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) currently has a consensus target price of C$0.40, indicating a potential downside of 58.33%. Given Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO)'s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) is more favorable than Lara Exploration.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) and Lara Exploration's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) | C$915.01 million | 0.11 | C$-10,066,122.00 | C($0.10) | -9.70 |
Lara Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.02) | -37.22 |
Lara Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO). Lara Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) and Lara Exploration's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Lara Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Colabor Group Inc. (GCL.TO) beats Lara Exploration on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.