Amex Exploration (CVE:AMX) and Euro Sun Mining (TSE:ESM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.
Profitability
This table compares Amex Exploration and Euro Sun Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Amex Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Euro Sun Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Amex Exploration and Euro Sun Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Amex Exploration | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Euro Sun Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Amex Exploration presently has a consensus target price of C$4.30, suggesting a potential upside of 58.67%. Given Amex Exploration's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Amex Exploration is more favorable than Euro Sun Mining.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Amex Exploration and Euro Sun Mining's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Amex Exploration | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.02) | -112.92 |
Euro Sun Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.09) | -3.56 |
Amex Exploration is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Euro Sun Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Amex Exploration beats Euro Sun Mining on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.