Head-To-Head Contrast: First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) and Almonty Industries (NASDAQ:ALM)

Almonty Industries (NASDAQ:ALM) and First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) are both materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

Almonty Industries has a beta of 4.15, suggesting that its stock price is 315% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Almonty Industries and First Quantum Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Almonty Industries	125.89%	9.19%	3.97%
First Quantum Minerals	2.65%	-0.03%	-0.02%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Almonty Industries and First Quantum Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Almonty Industries	$85.80 million	29.21	-$115.88 million	$0.16	54.37
First Quantum Minerals	$5.24 billion	3.72	-$28.00 million	$0.20	116.70

First Quantum Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Almonty Industries. Almonty Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Quantum Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Almonty Industries and First Quantum Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Almonty Industries	0	2	5	1	2.88
First Quantum Minerals	1	1	6	1	2.78

Almonty Industries currently has a consensus target price of $23.04, suggesting a potential upside of 164.85%. Given Almonty Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Almonty Industries is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.

Summary

Almonty Industries beats First Quantum Minerals on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Almonty Industries

Almonty Industries Inc. is a producer of tungsten concentrate. The Company is currently mining, processing and shipping tungsten concentrate from its Panasqueira Mine in Portugal. Almonty Industries Inc. is based in TORONTO.

About First Quantum Minerals

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily explores for copper, nickel, pyrite, silver, gold, and zinc ores, as well as produces acid. The company has operating mines located in Zambia, Panama, Finland, Turkey, Spain, Australia, and Mauritania, as well as a development project in Zambia. It is exploring the Taca Taca copper-gold-molybdenum project in Argentina, as well as the Haquira copper deposit in Peru. The company was formerly known as First Quantum Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in July 1996. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.