Head to Head Review: Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) vs. American Lithium Minerals (OTCMKTS:AMLM)

Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) and American Lithium Minerals (OTCMKTS:AMLM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Coeur Mining shares are held 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.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Coeur Mining and American Lithium Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coeur Mining	$1.05 billion	11.53	$58.90 million	$0.37	51.11
American Lithium Minerals	$90,000.00	32.15	N/A	N/A	N/A

Coeur Mining has higher revenue and earnings than American Lithium Minerals.

Risk & Volatility

Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Lithium Minerals has a beta of -2.49, suggesting that its share price is 349% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Coeur Mining and American Lithium Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coeur Mining	0	1	6	3	3.20
American Lithium Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Coeur Mining presently has a consensus target price of $9.79, indicating a potential downside of 48.26%. Given Coeur Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Coeur Mining is more favorable than American Lithium Minerals.

Profitability

This table compares Coeur Mining and American Lithium Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coeur Mining	13.06%	14.38%	8.78%
American Lithium Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Coeur Mining beats American Lithium Minerals on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About American Lithium Minerals

American Lithium Minerals, Inc., engages in mineral exploration for lithium and rare earth minerals in the United States. The company's properties include Stonewall Flat Lithium project that covers an area of approximately 1,250 acres on Stonewall Playa in Nevada's Lida Valley Basin; and Kingman Rare Earth project comprising two individual properties, which include Kingman Feldspar Mine and the Mineral X property. It also holds interest in Silver Peak Lithium, a claystone lithium prospect comprising 24 lode mining claims located in Esmeralda County; and West End Lithium property that comprises 24 lode mining claims located in Nye County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Nugget Resources Inc. and changed its name to American Lithium Minerals, Inc. in March 2009. The company was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada..