Financial Comparison: Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) versus Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE)

Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) and Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and Coeur Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aya Gold & Silver	$202.10 million	18.95	$45.56 million	$0.56	47.48
Coeur Mining	$2.07 billion	7.51	$585.87 million	$1.17	12.94

Coeur Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Aya Gold & Silver. Coeur Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aya Gold & Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Aya Gold & Silver and Coeur Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aya Gold & Silver	0	0	2	2	3.50
Coeur Mining	0	3	9	1	2.85

Coeur Mining has a consensus target price of $25.50, suggesting a potential upside of 68.49%. Given Coeur Mining’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Coeur Mining is more favorable than Aya Gold & Silver.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Coeur Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and Coeur Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aya Gold & Silver	32.92%	25.49%	17.70%
Coeur Mining	26.82%	11.03%	7.57%

Summary

Coeur Mining beats Aya Gold & Silver on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aya Gold & Silver

Aya Gold & Silver Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, evaluation and development of precious metals projects principally in Morocco. The company primarily explores for gold and silver deposits. Its flagship project holds Zgounder property. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. is based in Mount Royal, Canada.

About Coeur Mining

Coeur Mining, Inc. explores for precious metals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, zinc, and lead properties. It markets and sells its concentrates to third-party customers, smelters, under off-take agreements. The company was formerly known as Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation and changed its name to Coeur Mining, Inc. in May 2013. Coeur Mining, Inc. was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.