Head to Head Review: United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) vs. Vale (NYSE:VALE)

United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares United States Antimony and Vale”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United States Antimony	$36.44 million	12.82	-$4.34 million	($0.13)	-24.02
Vale	$38.40 billion	1.33	$2.35 billion	$0.15	74.77

Vale has higher revenue and earnings than United States Antimony. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

9.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

United States Antimony has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for United States Antimony and Vale, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Antimony	1	0	3	1	2.80
Vale	1	10	3	0	2.14

United States Antimony currently has a consensus target price of $8.75, indicating a potential upside of 180.27%. Vale has a consensus target price of $14.96, indicating a potential upside of 33.38%. Given United States Antimony’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe United States Antimony is more favorable than Vale.

Profitability

This table compares United States Antimony and Vale’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Antimony	-44.60%	-5.29%	-4.86%
Vale	1.64%	16.54%	7.02%

Summary

Vale beats United States Antimony on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About United States Antimony

United States Antimony Corporation mines, processes and sells antimony and related products. Its offerings include antimony oxide, antimony metal and sodium antimonate, materials used in a range of industrial applications. The company also produces zeolite through its Bear River Zeolite operations in Idaho. Zeolite products are used in applications such as water treatment, agriculture and odor control. Founded in 1968, United States Antimony has processing operations in Montana and Mexico, as well as zeolite operations in Idaho.

About Vale

Vale S.A. is a Brazilian mining and logistics company best known for producing iron ore and iron ore pellets, which are used in steelmaking. Its other products include nickel, copper, cobalt and manganese, serving customers in the steel, energy and technology industries. Founded in 1942 as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce, the company is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro. Its operations and projects span several countries, including Brazil, Canada and Indonesia. In addition to mining, Vale operates railways, ports and other logistics infrastructure that support the transportation of its products.