Nippon Dragon Resources (CVE:NIP) and Southern Silver Exploration (CVE:SSV) 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, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Nippon Dragon Resources and Southern Silver Exploration's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Nippon Dragon Resources | C$599.00 | 13,492.22 | C$-5,455,242.00 | C($0.03) | -1.48 |
Southern Silver Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A | C$0.02 | 20.23 |
Southern Silver Exploration has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Nippon Dragon Resources. Nippon Dragon Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern Silver Exploration, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Nippon Dragon Resources and Southern Silver Exploration's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Nippon Dragon Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Southern Silver Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Nippon Dragon Resources and Southern Silver Exploration, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Nippon Dragon Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Southern Silver Exploration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Southern Silver Exploration has a consensus target price of C$1.06, suggesting a potential upside of 138.20%. Given Southern Silver Exploration's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Southern Silver Exploration is more favorable than Nippon Dragon Resources.
Summary
Southern Silver Exploration beats Nippon Dragon Resources on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.