Amerigo Resources (ARG) Competitors

Atalaya Mining (TSE:AYM) and Amerigo Resources (TSE:ARG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer AYM or ARG?

Given Atalaya Mining's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Atalaya Mining is more favorable than Amerigo Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Atalaya Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Amerigo Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, AYM or ARG?

Atalaya Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Amerigo Resources. Atalaya Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amerigo Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atalaya Mining	C$363.40M	0.00	C$53.05M	C$0.54	N/A
Amerigo Resources	C$176.93M	1.48	C$14.37M	C$0.18	12.78

Which has more risk and volatility, AYM or ARG?

Atalaya Mining has a beta of 1.73, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amerigo Resources has a beta of 3.11, indicating that its share price is 211% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AYM or ARG a better dividend stock?

Atalaya Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.55 per share. Amerigo Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Atalaya Mining pays out 101.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Amerigo Resources pays out 67.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Amerigo Resources is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AYM or ARG?

50.6% of Atalaya Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Amerigo Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Atalaya Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of Amerigo Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AYM or ARG more profitable?

Atalaya Mining has a net margin of 14.60% compared to Amerigo Resources' net margin of 8.12%. Amerigo Resources' return on equity of 19.29% beat Atalaya Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atalaya Mining	14.60%	11.16%	5.25%
Amerigo Resources	8.12%	19.29%	6.07%

Does the media refer more to AYM or ARG?

In the previous week, Amerigo Resources had 3 more articles in the media than Atalaya Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Amerigo Resources and 0 mentions for Atalaya Mining. Amerigo Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Atalaya Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Amerigo Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atalaya Mining	Neutral
Amerigo Resources	Positive

Summary

Amerigo Resources beats Atalaya Mining on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.