McEwen Mining (MUX) Competitors

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

Does the media favor MUX or FOM?

In the previous week, McEwen Mining had 1 more articles in the media than Foran Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for McEwen Mining and 0 mentions for Foran Mining. McEwen Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Foran Mining'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
McEwen Mining	Neutral
Foran Mining	Neutral

Is MUX or FOM more profitable?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McEwen Mining	51.59%	20.89%	-3.02%
Foran Mining	N/A	-1.14%	-3.01%

Which has more volatility and risk, MUX or FOM?

McEwen Mining has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foran Mining has a beta of 3.68, suggesting that its stock price is 268% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MUX or FOM?

McEwen Mining received 43 more outperform votes than Foran Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.51% of users gave McEwen Mining an outperform vote while only 51.78% of users gave Foran Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
McEwen Mining	Outperform Votes 145 66.51%	Underperform Votes 73 33.49%
Foran Mining	Outperform Votes 102 51.78%	Underperform Votes 95 48.22%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MUX or FOM?

McEwen Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Foran Mining. Foran Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than McEwen 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
McEwen Mining	C$145.25M	2.87	C$74.94M	C$2.78	3.98
Foran Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$8.82M	-C$0.01	-247.76

Do institutionals and insiders believe in MUX or FOM?

23.1% of McEwen Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Foran Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 11.9% of McEwen Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 23.3% of Foran Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate MUX or FOM?

Foran Mining has a consensus price target of C$5.69, indicating a potential upside of 76.08%. Given Foran Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Foran Mining is more favorable than McEwen Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McEwen Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Foran Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

McEwen Mining beats Foran Mining on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.