Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) and Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) Critical Analysis

Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) and Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and Timberline Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aya Gold & Silver	$285.55 million	8.79	N/A	N/A	N/A
Timberline Resources	N/A	N/A	-$2.18 million	N/A	N/A

Aya Gold & Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Timberline Resources.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

19.4% of Timberline Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Timberline Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Aya Gold & Silver and Timberline Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aya Gold & Silver	0	0	2	1	3.33
Timberline Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and Timberline Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aya Gold & Silver	N/A	N/A	N/A
Timberline Resources	N/A	-9.49%	-9.18%

Summary

Aya Gold & Silver beats Timberline Resources on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Timberline Resources

Timberline Resources Corporation explores, evaluates, acquires, and develops mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company's flagship property is the Eureka project, which covers an area of approximately 18,464 acres located in the southern part of the Eureka mining district, Nevada. It also holds interest in the Paiute project covering an area of approximately 1,346 acres located in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander and Humboldt Counties, Nevada; Seven Troughs project covers 3900 acres in Lovelock in Pershing County, Nevada; and acquires Wolfpack Gold properties. The company was formerly known as Silver Crystal Mines, Inc. and changed its name to Timberline Resources Corporation in February 2004. Timberline Resources Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Hayden, Idaho.