China Gold International Resources (CGG) Competitors

Endeavour Silver (TSE:EDR) and China Gold International Resources (TSE:CGG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Is EDR or CGG more profitable?

China Gold International Resources has a net margin of -4.20% compared to Endeavour Silver's net margin of -13.04%. China Gold International Resources' return on equity of -1.32% beat Endeavour Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavour Silver	-13.04%	-7.12%	0.10%
China Gold International Resources	-4.20%	-1.32%	-1.06%

Which has more risk & volatility, EDR or CGG?

Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.821024, suggesting that its share price is 82% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, China Gold International Resources has a beta of 1.612077, suggesting that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EDR or CGG a better dividend stock?

Endeavour Silver pays an annual dividend of C$1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.5%. China Gold International Resources pays an annual dividend of C$0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Endeavour Silver pays out -577.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. China Gold International Resources pays out 6.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Endeavour Silver is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate EDR or CGG?

Endeavour Silver presently has a consensus target price of C$10.44, indicating a potential downside of 2.87%. Given Endeavour Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Endeavour Silver is more favorable than China Gold International Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
China Gold International Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, EDR or CGG?

China Gold International Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Endeavour Silver. Endeavour Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Gold International 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
Endeavour Silver	C$247.75M	12.59	-C$20.79M	-C$0.27	-39.81
China Gold International Resources	C$1.13B	9.01	-C$15.76M	C$0.74	34.49

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EDR or CGG?

33.5% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.0% of China Gold International Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.0% of China Gold International Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EDR or CGG?

In the previous week, Endeavour Silver had 2 more articles in the media than China Gold International Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Endeavour Silver and 1 mentions for China Gold International Resources. Endeavour Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat China Gold International Resources' score of 0.29 indicating that Endeavour Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Endeavour Silver	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
China Gold International Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats China Gold International Resources on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.