Strategic Metals (CVE:SMD) and UEX (TSE:UEX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Strategic Metals and UEX, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Strategic Metals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
UEX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
UEX has a consensus price target of C$0.45, indicating a potential upside of 55.17%. Given UEX's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe UEX is more favorable than Strategic Metals.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Strategic Metals and UEX's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Strategic Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C$0.01 | 78.33 |
UEX | C$42,398.00 | 3,092.93 | C$-4,069,674.00 | C($0.01) | -32.22 |
Strategic Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than UEX. UEX is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Strategic Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Strategic Metals and UEX's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Strategic Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
UEX | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
UEX beats Strategic Metals on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.