Nortec Minerals (CVE:NVT) and Explor Resources (CVE:EXS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Nortec Minerals and Explor Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Nortec Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Explor Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares Nortec Minerals and Explor Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Nortec Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Explor Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Nortec Minerals and Explor Resources' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Nortec Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C$0.00 | -11.67 |
Explor Resources | C$55,621.00 | 108.09 | C$-7,615,086.00 | C($0.04) | -0.79 |
Nortec Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Explor Resources. Nortec Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Explor Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Explor Resources beats Nortec Minerals on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.