Head to Head Survey: Bunker Hill Mining (OTCMKTS:BHLL) versus Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF)

Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) and Bunker Hill Mining (OTCMKTS:BHLL) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Pure Energy Minerals and Bunker Hill Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pure Energy Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A
Bunker Hill Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Pure Energy Minerals and Bunker Hill Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pure Energy Minerals	-136.76%	-2.11%	-2.10%
Bunker Hill Mining	N/A	N/A	-12.43%

Risk & Volatility

Pure Energy Minerals has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bunker Hill Mining has a beta of 1.58, meaning that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Pure Energy Minerals and Bunker Hill Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pure Energy Minerals	$400,000.00	18.33	-$260,000.00	($0.02)	-10.79
Bunker Hill Mining	N/A	N/A	-$13.43 million	($0.10)	-1.20

Pure Energy Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Bunker Hill Mining. Pure Energy Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunker Hill Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.0% of Bunker Hill Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Bunker Hill Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Bunker Hill Mining beats Pure Energy Minerals on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pure Energy Minerals

Pure Energy Minerals Limited acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties. Its primary project is the Clayton Valley lithium brine project located in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Harmony Gold Corp. and changed its name to Pure Energy Minerals Limited in October 2012. Pure Energy Minerals Limited is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Bunker Hill Mining

mining of mineral properties in Canada and the United States. It focuses on exploring for zinc, lead, and silver ores. Its flagship asset is the 100% owned Bunker Hill mine located in the Silver Valley, Idaho. The company was formerly known as Liberty Silver Corp. and changed its name to Bunker Hill Mining Corp. in September 2017. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.