Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSEAMERICAN:ASM) and Great Panther Mining (NYSEAMERICAN:GPL) 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 institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Avino Silver & Gold Mines and Great Panther Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Great Panther Mining | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines currently has a consensus target price of $1.70, suggesting a potential upside of 33.86%. Great Panther Mining has a consensus target price of $1.95, suggesting a potential upside of 142.33%. Given Great Panther Mining's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Great Panther Mining is more favorable than Avino Silver & Gold Mines.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Avino Silver & Gold Mines and Great Panther Mining's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | $31.75 million | 4.00 | $-31,460,000.00 | ($0.03) | -42.33 |
| Great Panther Mining | $198.65 million | 1.44 | $-91,020,000.00 | ($0.19) | -4.24 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Great Panther Mining. Avino Silver & Gold Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Great Panther Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
2.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.8% of Great Panther Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Avino Silver & Gold Mines and Great Panther Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | -140.32% | -2.45% | -1.93% |
| Great Panther Mining | -16.04% | 33.61% | 10.63% |
Risk & Volatility
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Great Panther Mining has a beta of 1.75, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Great Panther Mining beats Avino Silver & Gold Mines on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
