Comparing Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) & Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM)

Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vox Royalty and Triple Flag Precious Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vox Royalty	$33.37 million	12.05	$5.89 million	$0.67	8.64
Triple Flag Precious Metals	$488.58 million	14.27	$240.01 million	$1.99	17.01

Triple Flag Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Vox Royalty. Vox Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triple Flag Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Vox Royalty pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Triple Flag Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Vox Royalty pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Triple Flag Precious Metals pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Triple Flag Precious Metals has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Vox Royalty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Vox Royalty and Triple Flag Precious Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vox Royalty	0	1	3	0	2.75
Triple Flag Precious Metals	0	3	6	0	2.67

Vox Royalty currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 38.17%. Triple Flag Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $38.67, suggesting a potential upside of 14.26%. Given Vox Royalty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Vox Royalty is more favorable than Triple Flag Precious Metals.

Profitability

This table compares Vox Royalty and Triple Flag Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vox Royalty	144.32%	13.41%	12.00%
Triple Flag Precious Metals	84.32%	14.09%	13.64%

Risk and Volatility

Vox Royalty has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.15, suggesting that its share price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Triple Flag Precious Metals beats Vox Royalty on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Triple Flag Precious Metals

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., a precious-metals-focused streaming and royalty company, engages in acquiring and managing precious metals, streams, royalties and other mineral interests in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Honduras, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, the United States, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of streams and royalties providing exposure to gold, silver, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead. It holds a royalty interest in the Beta Hunt mine located in Pert, Wester Australia; the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine located in Mexico; the El Mochito polymetallic mine located in north-western Honduras; and La Colorada polymetallic mine located in Mexico. Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.