Comparing RCF Acquisition (NYSE:RCFA) & Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK)

RCF Acquisition (NYSE:RCFA) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends and risk.

Risk and Volatility

RCF Acquisition has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares RCF Acquisition and Endeavour Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RCF Acquisition	N/A	-79.90%	6.86%
Endeavour Silver	-6.53%	-1.25%	-0.99%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for RCF Acquisition and Endeavour Silver, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RCF Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Endeavour Silver	0	1	4	0	2.80

Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of $6.63, suggesting a potential upside of 40.36%. Given Endeavour Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Endeavour Silver is more favorable than RCF Acquisition.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.6% of RCF Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of RCF Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares RCF Acquisition and Endeavour Silver”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RCF Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$5.15 million	N/A	N/A
Endeavour Silver	$205.46 million	5.65	$6.12 million	($0.07)	-67.42

Endeavour Silver has higher revenue and earnings than RCF Acquisition.

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats RCF Acquisition on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RCF Acquisition

RCF Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It focuses to target assets or businesses of scale across the critical minerals value chain that are poised to benefit over the long-term from the substantial market opportunity created by the global energy transition. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

About Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver Corp., a silver mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Chile and the United States. It explores for gold and silver deposits, and precious metals. The company was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name to Endeavour Silver Corp. in September 2004. Endeavour Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.