Critical Review: Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) versus Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK)

Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Vox Royalty and Endeavour Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vox Royalty	0	0	0	0	0.00
Endeavour Silver	0	1	4	1	3.00

Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of $6.56, suggesting a potential upside of 62.24%. Given Endeavour Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Endeavour Silver is more favorable than Vox Royalty.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Vox Royalty 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
Vox Royalty	$12.31 million	10.41	-$100,000.00	($0.02)	-126.50
Endeavour Silver	$205.46 million	5.16	$6.12 million	($0.13)	-31.12

Endeavour Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Vox Royalty. Vox Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vox Royalty	-9.88%	-0.54%	-0.46%
Endeavour Silver	-13.04%	0.97%	0.73%

Volatility & Risk

Vox Royalty has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats Vox Royalty on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.