Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) & Trevali Mining (OTCMKTS:TREVF) Critical Contrast

Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) and Trevali Mining (OTCMKTS:TREVF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Westwater Resources and Trevali Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westwater Resources	N/A	N/A	-$7.75 million	($0.20)	-3.05
Trevali Mining	$288.09 million	0.00	$26.02 million	($0.15)	N/A

Trevali Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Westwater Resources. Westwater Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trevali Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Westwater Resources and Trevali Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westwater Resources	N/A	-5.89%	-5.50%
Trevali Mining	-6.08%	-0.96%	-0.41%

Risk and Volatility

Westwater Resources has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trevali Mining has a beta of 2.53, indicating that its share price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Westwater Resources and Trevali Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Westwater Resources	0	0	1	0	3.00
Trevali Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Westwater Resources currently has a consensus target price of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 227.87%. Given Westwater Resources’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Westwater Resources is more favorable than Trevali Mining.

Summary

Trevali Mining beats Westwater Resources on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Westwater Resources

Westwater Resources, Inc. operates as an energy technology company, focuses on developing battery-grade natural graphite materials. The company holds interests in Kellyton Graphite Plant located in Kellyton, Alabama; and Bama Mine Project situated in south Alabama. It holds interests in Coosa graphite project located in Coosa County, Alabama. The company was formerly known as Uranium Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Westwater Resources, Inc. in August 2017. Westwater Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

About Trevali Mining

Trevali Mining Corporation, a base-metals mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development of, and production from mineral properties. It primarily explores for zinc, lead, silver, copper, and gold deposits. The company's operational assets include the 90%-owned Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso; 90%-owned Rosh Pinah Mine in Namibia; and Caribou Mine in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It also holds interests in the Halfmile, Stratmat, and Restigouche properties situated in New Brunswick, Canada; Gergarub project in Namibia; and Ruttan Mine located in northern Manitoba, Canada. In addition, the company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Heath Steele deposit located in New Brunswick, Canada. Trevali Mining Corporation was formerly known as Trevali Resources Corp. and changed its name to Trevali Mining Corporation in April 2011. The company was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.