McEwen Mining (MUX) Competitors

Pretium Resources (TSE:PVG) and McEwen Mining (TSE:MUX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is PVG or MUX more profitable?

McEwen Mining has a net margin of 51.59% compared to Pretium Resources' net margin of 0.00%. McEwen Mining's return on equity of 20.89% beat Pretium Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pretium Resources	N/A	N/A	N/A
McEwen Mining	51.59%	20.89%	-3.02%

Does the media favor PVG or MUX?

In the previous week, Pretium Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled McEwen Mining'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pretium Resources	Neutral
McEwen Mining	Neutral

Do analysts rate PVG or MUX?

McEwen Mining has a consensus target price of C$20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.60%. Given McEwen Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe McEwen Mining is more favorable than Pretium Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pretium Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
McEwen Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PVG or MUX?

19.4% of McEwen Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of McEwen Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PVG or MUX?

McEwen Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pretium Resources. McEwen Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pretium 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
Pretium Resources	C$611.14M	0.00	-C$46.98M	-C$0.25	N/A
McEwen Mining	C$168.17M	6.15	C$74.94M	-C$0.25	-76.48

Summary

McEwen Mining beats Pretium Resources on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.