Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) and RTG Mining (TSE:RTG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Northern Dynasty Minerals and RTG Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
|---|
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| RTG Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Northern Dynasty Minerals presently has a consensus price target of C$2.33, suggesting a potential upside of 241.91%. Given Northern Dynasty Minerals' higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Northern Dynasty Minerals is more favorable than RTG Mining.
Profitability
This table compares Northern Dynasty Minerals and RTG Mining's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
|---|
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| RTG Mining | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Northern Dynasty Minerals and RTG Mining's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
|---|
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.14) | -5.04 |
| RTG Mining | C$-25,922.00 | -4,986.21 | C$-8,843,601.00 | C($0.01) | -14.62 |
Northern Dynasty Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than RTG Mining. RTG Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Dynasty Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Northern Dynasty Minerals beats RTG Mining on 3 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.
