Oroco Resource (CVE:OCO) and Mountain Province Diamonds (TSE:MPVD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Oroco Resource and Mountain Province Diamonds' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Oroco Resource | N/A | N/A | N/A | C$0.00 | -915.00 |
Mountain Province Diamonds | C$211.82 million | 0.73 | C$-190,006,543.78 | C($0.90) | -0.81 |
Oroco Resource has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mountain Province Diamonds. Oroco Resource 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 Oroco Resource and Mountain Province Diamonds' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Oroco Resource | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mountain Province Diamonds | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Oroco Resource and Mountain Province Diamonds, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Oroco Resource | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Mountain Province Diamonds | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 |
Mountain Province Diamonds has a consensus target price of C$0.38, indicating a potential downside of 48.63%. Given Mountain Province Diamonds' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Mountain Province Diamonds is more favorable than Oroco Resource.
Summary
Mountain Province Diamonds beats Oroco Resource on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.