Financial Survey: SilverCrest Metals (NYSE:SILV) versus Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE)

Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) and SilverCrest Metals (NYSE:SILV) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and risk.

Risk & Volatility

Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.6, meaning that its share price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SilverCrest Metals has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of SilverCrest Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Coeur Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of SilverCrest Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Coeur Mining and SilverCrest Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coeur Mining	-0.44%	1.78%	0.86%
SilverCrest Metals	30.85%	23.35%	20.98%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Coeur Mining and SilverCrest Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coeur Mining	0	1	4	1	3.00
SilverCrest Metals	0	2	1	0	2.33

Coeur Mining currently has a consensus price target of $7.81, indicating a potential upside of 17.48%. SilverCrest Metals has a consensus price target of $10.13, indicating a potential downside of 2.55%. Given Coeur Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Coeur Mining is more favorable than SilverCrest Metals.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Coeur Mining and SilverCrest Metals”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	$1.01 billion	2.63	-$103.61 million	($0.03)	-221.67
SilverCrest Metals	$245.13 million	6.30	$116.72 million	$0.57	18.23

SilverCrest Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Coeur Mining. Coeur Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SilverCrest Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

SilverCrest Metals beats Coeur Mining on 8 of the 15 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 SilverCrest Metals

SilverCrest Metals Inc. engages in the acquiring, exploration, and development of precious metal properties in Mexico. The company primarily explores for silver and gold properties. Its focuses on principal property the Las Chispas Mine that consists of 28 concessions totaling of approximately 1,401 hectares located in Sonora, Mexico, as well as operates a portfolio of El Picacho, Cruz de Mayo, and Angel de Plata properties in Sonora Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.