Contrasting Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) & Capstone Mining (OTCMKTS:CSFFF)

Yara International ASA (OTCMKTS:YARIY) and Capstone Mining (OTCMKTS:CSFFF) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Yara International ASA and Capstone Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yara International ASA	1	0	0	0	1.00
Capstone Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Given Capstone Mining’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Capstone Mining is more favorable than Yara International ASA.

Profitability

This table compares Yara International ASA and Capstone Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yara International ASA	3.89%	9.32%	4.36%
Capstone Mining	1.64%	1.62%	0.88%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Yara International ASA and Capstone Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Yara International ASA	$15.55 billion	0.44	$48.00 million	$1.08	12.43
Capstone Mining	$1.35 billion	0.00	-$101.67 million	$0.03	N/A

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.0% of Yara International ASA shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Capstone Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Yara International ASA beats Capstone Mining on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Yara International ASA

Yara International ASA provides crop nutrition and industrial solutions in Norway, European Union, Europe, Africa, Asia, North and Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand. The company offers ammonium- and urea-based fertilizers; compound fertilizers that contain nutrients, such as nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium; coatings; biostimulants; organic-based fertilizers; green fertilizers are nitrate-based mineral fertilizers, as well as foliar and fertigation solutions; and nitrate, calcium nitrate, micronutrient, and fertigation and urea fertilizers. It also offers digital solutions, such as variable rate application solutions; N-Sensor, a tractor-mounted hardware; N-Tester, a handheld nitrogen measurement tool; YaraFX Insight, an agricultural API; and Atfarm, a digital toolbox for farmer. The company sells its products under YaraBela, YaraMila, YaraLiva, YaraVita, YaraRega, YaraTera, YaraSuna, and YaraVera and brands. Yara International ASA was founded in 1905 and is headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

About Capstone Mining

Capstone Mining Corp. engages in the exploration and production of base metals in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Chile. The company explores for copper, molybdenum, silver, zinc, lead, iron, and gold deposits. It holds interests in the Pinto Valley, an open pit copper mine located in Arizona, the United States; and the Cozamin, a copper-silver underground mine located in the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. The company also owns a 100% interest in copper-iron-gold Santo Domingo development project in Region III, Chile. The company was formerly known as Capstone Gold Corp. and changed its name to Capstone Mining Corp. in February 2006. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.