Mountain Province Diamonds (TSE:MPVD) and Nouveau Monde Graphite (CVE:NOU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Mountain Province Diamonds and Nouveau Monde Graphite's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Mountain Province Diamonds | C$211.82 million | 0.00 | C$-190,006,543.78 | C($0.90) | N/A |
Nouveau Monde Graphite | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.03) | -61.21 |
Nouveau Monde Graphite has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mountain Province Diamonds. Nouveau Monde Graphite is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mountain Province Diamonds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Mountain Province Diamonds and Nouveau Monde Graphite's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Mountain Province Diamonds | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Nouveau Monde Graphite | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings for Mountain Province Diamonds and Nouveau Monde Graphite, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Mountain Province Diamonds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Nouveau Monde Graphite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Mountain Province Diamonds presently has a consensus price target of C$0.38, indicating a potential upside of ∞. Given Mountain Province Diamonds' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Mountain Province Diamonds is more favorable than Nouveau Monde Graphite.
Summary
Mountain Province Diamonds beats Nouveau Monde Graphite on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.