QMC Quantum Minerals (CVE:QMC) and Atico Mining (CVE:ATY) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares QMC Quantum Minerals and Atico Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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QMC Quantum Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Atico Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for QMC Quantum Minerals and Atico Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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QMC Quantum Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Atico Mining | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Atico Mining has a consensus target price of C$1.10, indicating a potential upside of 92.98%. Given Atico Mining's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Atico Mining is more favorable than QMC Quantum Minerals.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares QMC Quantum Minerals and Atico Mining'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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QMC Quantum Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.01) | -34.62 |
Atico Mining | C$58.27 million | 1.16 | C$5.48 million | C$0.05 | 12.39 |
Atico Mining has higher revenue and earnings than QMC Quantum Minerals. QMC Quantum Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atico Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Atico Mining beats QMC Quantum Minerals on 5 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.