McEwen Mining (MUX) Competitors

McEwen Mining (TSE:MUX) and Arizona Mining (TSE:AZ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Which has better valuation and earnings, MUX or AZ?

McEwen Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Arizona Mining.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McEwen Mining	C$145.25M	3.91	C$74.94M	C$2.78	5.42
Arizona Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer MUX or AZ?

McEwen Mining presently has a consensus target price of C$20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.98%. Given McEwen Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe McEwen Mining is more favorable than Arizona Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McEwen Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Arizona Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor MUX or AZ?

In the previous week, McEwen Mining had 4 more articles in the media than Arizona Mining. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for McEwen Mining and 2 mentions for Arizona Mining. McEwen Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Arizona Mining's score of 0.02 indicating that McEwen Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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

23.1% of McEwen Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of McEwen Mining shares are held 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.

Is MUX or AZ more profitable?

McEwen Mining has a net margin of 51.59% compared to Arizona Mining's net margin of 0.00%. McEwen Mining's return on equity of 20.89% beat Arizona Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McEwen Mining	51.59%	20.89%	-3.02%
Arizona Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

McEwen Mining beats Arizona Mining on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.