Head to Head Review: Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) vs. DPM Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF)

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) and DPM Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Barrick Mining and DPM Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barrick Mining	$12.92 billion	4.31	$2.14 billion	$1.59	20.58
DPM Metals	$606.99 million	6.44	$235.88 million	$1.40	16.74

Barrick Mining has higher revenue and earnings than DPM Metals. DPM Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrick Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Barrick Mining and DPM Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Mining	0	5	10	2	2.82
DPM Metals	0	1	3	3	3.29

Barrick Mining presently has a consensus price target of $38.10, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. Given Barrick Mining’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Barrick Mining is more favorable than DPM Metals.

Profitability

This table compares Barrick Mining and DPM Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Mining	19.99%	8.19%	5.73%
DPM Metals	37.07%	21.79%	18.98%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.8% of Barrick Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Barrick Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DPM Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

Barrick Mining has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DPM Metals has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Barrick Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. DPM Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Barrick Mining pays out 37.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DPM Metals pays out 11.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Barrick Mining beats DPM Metals on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Barrick Mining

Barrick Gold Corporation is a sector-leading gold and copper producer.  Its shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol GOLD and on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol ABX.
 
In January 2019 Barrick merged with Randgold Resources and in July that year it combined its gold mines in Nevada, USA, with those of Newmont Corporation in a joint venture, Nevada Gold Mines, which is majority-owned and operated by Barrick. Nevada Gold Mines is the world’s largest gold mining complex.  Barrick owns and operates six Tier One gold mines:  Cortez, Carlin and Turquoise Ridge in Nevada, Loulo-Gounkoto in Mali, Kibali in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Pueblo Viejo in the Dominican Republic.
 
It has gold and copper mines and projects in 13 countries in North and South America, Africa, Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia. Barrick’s diversified portfolio spans the world’s most prolific gold districts and is focused on high-margin, long life assets.

About DPM Metals

Dundee Precious Metals Inc., a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining, and processing of precious metals. The company primarily explores for gold, copper, and silver deposits. It holds a portfolio of projects located in Bulgaria, Namibia, Serbia, and Ecuador. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.