Trilogy Metals (TSE:TMQ) and Mountain Province Diamonds (TSE:MPVD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and risk.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Trilogy Metals and Mountain Province Diamonds' top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Trilogy Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C$1.12 | 2.53 |
Mountain Province Diamonds | C$226.99 million | 0.48 | C$-263,534,732.00 | C($1.25) | -0.42 |
Trilogy Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Mountain Province Diamonds. Mountain Province Diamonds is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trilogy Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Trilogy Metals and Mountain Province Diamonds, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Trilogy Metals | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.75 |
Mountain Province Diamonds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Trilogy Metals presently has a consensus price target of C$3.83, suggesting a potential upside of 35.45%. Given Trilogy Metals' higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Trilogy Metals is more favorable than Mountain Province Diamonds.
Profitability
This table compares Trilogy Metals and Mountain Province Diamonds' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Trilogy Metals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mountain Province Diamonds | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Trilogy Metals beats Mountain Province Diamonds on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.