Jaguar Mining (JAG) Competitors

Collective Mining (TSE:CNL) and Jaguar Mining (TSE:JAG) 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 profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CNL or JAG?

Jaguar Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Collective Mining. Collective Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jaguar Mining, 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
Collective Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$19.40M	-C$0.50	-25.74
Jaguar Mining	C$106.70M	2.08	C$20.55M	C$0.53	7.58

Does the media favor CNL or JAG?

In the previous week, Collective Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Jaguar Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Collective Mining and 0 mentions for Jaguar Mining. Collective Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Jaguar Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Collective Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Collective Mining	Positive
Jaguar Mining	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CNL or JAG?

9.1% of Collective Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of Jaguar Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of Collective Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 55.0% of Jaguar Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is CNL or JAG more profitable?

Jaguar Mining has a net margin of 19.26% compared to Collective Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Jaguar Mining's return on equity of 11.72% beat Collective Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Collective Mining	N/A	-129.04%	-58.18%
Jaguar Mining	19.26%	11.72%	5.14%

Do analysts rate CNL or JAG?

Collective Mining presently has a consensus target price of C$12.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.54%. Jaguar Mining has a consensus target price of C$4.10, suggesting a potential upside of 2.50%. Given Jaguar Mining's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Jaguar Mining is more favorable than Collective Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Collective Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Jaguar Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is CNL or JAG a better dividend stock?

Collective Mining pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.5%. Jaguar Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Collective Mining pays out -320.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Jaguar Mining pays out 30.3% 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. Collective Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, CNL or JAG?

Collective Mining has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jaguar Mining has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Jaguar Mining beats Collective Mining on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.