McEwen Mining (MUX) Competitors

Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) and McEwen Mining (NYSE:MUX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer CDE or MUX?

In the previous week, Coeur Mining had 10 more articles in the media than McEwen Mining. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Coeur Mining and 1 mentions for McEwen Mining. McEwen Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Coeur Mining's score of 1.32 indicating that McEwen Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Coeur Mining	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
McEwen Mining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is CDE or MUX more profitable?

McEwen Mining has a net margin of 51.31% compared to Coeur Mining's net margin of 5.59%. McEwen Mining's return on equity of 20.77% beat Coeur Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coeur Mining	5.59%	6.59%	3.19%
McEwen Mining	51.31%	20.77%	15.70%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, CDE or MUX?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coeur Mining	$1.05B	3.66	-$103.61M	$0.12	50.33
McEwen Mining	$174.48M	2.52	$55.30M	-$0.86	-9.48

Do analysts prefer CDE or MUX?

Coeur Mining currently has a consensus target price of $8.10, indicating a potential upside of 34.11%. McEwen Mining has a consensus target price of $15.25, indicating a potential upside of 87.12%. Given McEwen Mining's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe McEwen Mining is more favorable than Coeur Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coeur Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.38
McEwen Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, CDE or MUX?

Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.35, meaning that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McEwen Mining has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CDE or MUX?

63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of McEwen Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Coeur Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.1% of McEwen Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CDE or MUX?

Coeur Mining received 183 more outperform votes than McEwen Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.67% of users gave Coeur Mining an outperform vote while only 60.49% of users gave McEwen Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Coeur Mining	Outperform Votes 506 60.67%	Underperform Votes 328 39.33%
McEwen Mining	Outperform Votes 323 60.49%	Underperform Votes 211 39.51%

Summary

Coeur Mining beats McEwen Mining on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.