Laurion Mineral Exploration (CVE:LME) and NV Gold (CVE:NVX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Laurion Mineral Exploration and NV Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Laurion Mineral Exploration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
NV Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Laurion Mineral Exploration currently has a consensus target price of C$0.26, indicating a potential upside of 30.00%. Given Laurion Mineral Exploration's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Laurion Mineral Exploration is more favorable than NV Gold.
Profitability
This table compares Laurion Mineral Exploration and NV Gold's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Laurion Mineral Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
NV Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Laurion Mineral Exploration and NV Gold's 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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Laurion Mineral Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.02) | -11.76 |
NV Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.04) | -6.46 |
Laurion Mineral Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NV Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Laurion Mineral Exploration beats NV Gold on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.