Financial Analysis: Pelangio Exploration (OTCMKTS:PGXPF) vs. Lundin Mining (OTC:LUNMF)

Lundin Mining (OTC:LUNMF) and Pelangio Exploration (OTCMKTS:PGXPF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Lundin Mining and Pelangio Exploration, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lundin Mining	0	1	0	0	2.00
Pelangio Exploration	0	0	0	0	0.00

Risk and Volatility

Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.39, meaning that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pelangio Exploration has a beta of -0.14, meaning that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Lundin Mining and Pelangio Exploration’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lundin Mining	-5.15%	5.27%	3.05%
Pelangio Exploration	N/A	N/A	-325.10%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Lundin Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Lundin Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Lundin Mining and Pelangio Exploration”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lundin Mining	$3.42 billion	1.93	$241.56 million	($0.26)	-29.35
Pelangio Exploration	N/A	N/A	-$1.03 million	N/A	N/A

Lundin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Pelangio Exploration.

Summary

Lundin Mining beats Pelangio Exploration on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Pelangio Exploration

Pelangio Exploration Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral properties. It holds interests in various gold properties in Ghana and Canada. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.