Treasury Metals (TSE:TML) and Southern Silver Exploration (CVE:SSV) 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 dividends, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Treasury Metals and Southern Silver Exploration's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Treasury Metals | C$-73.00 | -1,387,380.82 | C$-3,938,620.00 | C($0.04) | -25.71 |
Southern Silver Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A | C$0.02 | 20.23 |
Southern Silver Exploration has higher revenue and earnings than Treasury Metals. Treasury Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Southern Silver Exploration, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Treasury Metals and Southern Silver Exploration's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Treasury Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Southern Silver Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Treasury Metals and Southern Silver Exploration, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Treasury Metals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Southern Silver Exploration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Treasury Metals currently has a consensus price target of C$2.00, indicating a potential upside of 122.22%. Southern Silver Exploration has a consensus price target of C$1.06, indicating a potential upside of 138.20%. Given Southern Silver Exploration's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Southern Silver Exploration is more favorable than Treasury Metals.
Summary
Southern Silver Exploration beats Treasury Metals on 4 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.