Montero Mining and Exploration (CVE:MON) and Sunvest Minerals (CVE:SSS) 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 institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Montero Mining and Exploration and Sunvest Minerals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Montero Mining and Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Sunvest Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Montero Mining and Exploration and Sunvest Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Montero Mining and Exploration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Sunvest Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Dividends
Montero Mining and Exploration pays an annual dividend of C$2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 288.0%. Sunvest Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$3.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 10,857.1%. Montero Mining and Exploration pays out -8,307.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sunvest Minerals pays out -11,515.2% 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.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Montero Mining and Exploration and Sunvest Minerals' 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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Montero Mining and Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.03) | -28.85 |
Sunvest Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.03) | -1.06 |
Montero Mining and Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sunvest Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Sunvest Minerals beats Montero Mining and Exploration on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.