Happy Creek Minerals (CVE:HPY) and Tower Resources (CVE:TWR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Happy Creek Minerals and Tower Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Happy Creek Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tower Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Happy Creek Minerals and Tower Resources' 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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Happy Creek Minerals | C$79.00 | 123,546.33 | C$-732,012.00 | C($0.01) | -13.33 |
Tower Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A | C$0.00 | -21.25 |
Tower Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Happy Creek Minerals. Tower Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Happy Creek Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Happy Creek Minerals and Tower Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Happy Creek Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Tower Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Summary
Happy Creek Minerals beats Tower Resources on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.