Sunvest Minerals (CVE:SSS) and Melior Resources (CVE:MLR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Sunvest Minerals and Melior Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Sunvest Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Melior Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Sunvest Minerals and Melior Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Sunvest Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Melior Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Dividends
Sunvest Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10,857.1%. Melior Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 960.0%. Sunvest Minerals pays out -11,515.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Melior Resources pays out -341.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Sunvest Minerals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Sunvest Minerals and Melior 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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Sunvest Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.03) | -1.06 |
Melior Resources | C$-13,000.00 | -172.51 | C$-6,309,322.00 | C($0.21) | -0.36 |
Sunvest Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Melior Resources. Sunvest Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Melior Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sunvest Minerals beats Melior Resources on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.