Critical Contrast: Diamond Discoveries International (OTCMKTS:DMDD) versus Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND)

Smart Sand (NASDAQ:SND) and Diamond Discoveries International (OTCMKTS:DMDD) are both oils/energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, valuation, risk and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.2% of Smart Sand shares are held by institutional investors. 32.3% of Smart Sand shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Smart Sand and Diamond Discoveries International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Smart Sand	-1.96%	-1.74%	-1.23%
Diamond Discoveries International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Smart Sand and Diamond Discoveries International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Smart Sand	0	2	0	0	2.00
Diamond Discoveries International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Smart Sand presently has a consensus price target of $2.63, indicating a potential upside of 9.83%. Given Smart Sand’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Smart Sand is more favorable than Diamond Discoveries International.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Smart Sand and Diamond Discoveries International”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Smart Sand	$295.97 million	0.35	$4.65 million	($0.14)	-17.07
Diamond Discoveries International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Smart Sand has higher revenue and earnings than Diamond Discoveries International.

Summary

Smart Sand beats Diamond Discoveries International on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Smart Sand

Smart Sand, Inc., an integrated frac and industrial sand supply and services company, engages in the excavation, processing, and sale of sands or proppant for use in hydraulic fracturing operations in the oil and gas industry in the United States. It also provides proppant logistics services; and wellsite storage solutions through SmartSystems products and services. The company sells its products primarily to oil and natural gas exploration and production companies, oilfield service companies, and industrial manufacturers. Smart Sand, Inc. was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Spring, Texas.

About Diamond Discoveries International

Diamond Discoveries International Corp. operates as a mineral exploration company. It focuses on the exploration of diamonds, chromium, and gold; and platinum group elements, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium on its Caribou Property in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Thetford Mines, Canada. It also has executive offices in New York, New York; and Burlington, Canada.