Prosper Gold (CVE:PGX) and Athabasca Minerals (CVE:ABM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.
Dividends
Prosper Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 52.2%. Athabasca Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 159.1%. Prosper Gold pays out -506.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Athabasca Minerals pays out -654.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Athabasca Minerals is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Prosper Gold and Athabasca Minerals' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Prosper Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Athabasca Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Prosper Gold and Athabasca Minerals' revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Prosper Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.17) | -9.70 |
Athabasca Minerals | C$5.06 million | 3.83 | C$-4,716,988.00 | C($0.11) | -4.11 |
Prosper Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Athabasca Minerals. Prosper Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Athabasca Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Prosper Gold and Athabasca Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Prosper Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Athabasca Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Summary
Athabasca Minerals beats Prosper Gold on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.