Noble Mineral Exploration (CVE:NOB) and Atico Mining (CVE:ATY) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Noble Mineral Exploration and Atico Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Noble Mineral Exploration | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Atico Mining | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Atico Mining has a consensus target price of C$1.10, suggesting a potential upside of 80.33%. Given Atico Mining's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Atico Mining is more favorable than Noble Mineral Exploration.
Profitability
This table compares Noble Mineral Exploration and Atico Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Noble Mineral Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Atico Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Noble Mineral Exploration and Atico Mining's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Noble Mineral Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A | C$0.03 | 4.17 |
Atico Mining | C$58.27 million | 1.25 | C$6.90 million | C$0.06 | 10.52 |
Atico Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Noble Mineral Exploration. Noble Mineral Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atico Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Atico Mining beats Noble Mineral Exploration on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.