Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM – Get Free Report) and Lundin Mining (OTC:LUNMF – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings for Avino Silver & Gold Mines and Lundin Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Lundin Mining | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines currently has a consensus price target of $1.97, suggesting a potential upside of 58.60%. Given Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Avino Silver & Gold Mines is more favorable than Lundin Mining.
Profitability
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 6.57% | 12.13% | 10.16% |
| Lundin Mining | -5.15% | 5.27% | 3.05% |
Volatility and Risk
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Lundin Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Avino Silver & Gold Mines and Lundin Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | $54.33 million | 3.21 | $540,000.00 | $0.02 | 62.00 |
| Lundin Mining | $3.42 billion | 2.02 | $241.56 million | ($0.26) | -30.69 |
Lundin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Avino Silver & Gold Mines. Lundin Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avino Silver & Gold Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats Lundin Mining on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Avino Silver & Gold Mines
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. engages in the mining and exploration activities. It focuses on silver reserves in the Durango region of North Central Mexico. It operates through the Silver, Gold, and Copper segments. The company was founded on May 15, 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Lundin Mining
LUNDIN MINING CORPORATION is a rapidly growing, diversified base metals mining company with operations in Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Ireland. The Company currently has six mines in operation producing copper, nickel, lead and zinc. In addition, Lundin Mining holds a development project pipeline which includes the world class Tenke Fungurume copper cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Ozernoe zinc project in Russia. The Company holds an extensive exploration portfolio and interests in international mining and exploration ventures.
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