Laramide Resources (TSE:LAM) and Bluestone Resources (CVE:BSR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Laramide Resources and Bluestone Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Laramide Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bluestone Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Laramide Resources and Bluestone Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Laramide Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Bluestone Resources | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Bluestone Resources has a consensus target price of C$4.10, suggesting a potential upside of 159.49%. Given Bluestone Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bluestone Resources is more favorable than Laramide Resources.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Laramide Resources and Bluestone Resources' top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Laramide Resources | C$1,575.00 | 52,178.03 | C$-5,478,693.00 | C($0.03) | -15.00 |
Bluestone Resources | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.31) | -5.03 |
Bluestone Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Laramide Resources. Laramide Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bluestone Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bluestone Resources beats Laramide Resources on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.