Analyzing Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) & Victrex (OTCMKTS:VTXPF)

Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) and Victrex (OTCMKTS:VTXPF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, risk and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victrex has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.8% of Victrex shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Dundee Precious Metals and Victrex’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dundee Precious Metals	32.28%	17.29%	14.98%
Victrex	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Dundee Precious Metals and Victrex, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dundee Precious Metals	0	0	0	0	N/A
Victrex	0	0	1	0	3.00

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Dundee Precious Metals and Victrex’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dundee Precious Metals	$520.10 million	2.76	$192.94 million	$1.04	7.62
Victrex	$376.57 million	3.41	$75.71 million	N/A	N/A

Dundee Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Victrex.

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats Victrex on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Dundee Precious 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.

About Victrex

Victrex plc, through its subsidiaries, engages in the manufacture and sale of polymer solutions worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Sustainable Solutions and Medical. It develops PEEK and PAEK based polymer solutions, and semi-finished and finished parts. The company also provides specialist solutions for medical device manufacturers; sells thermoplastic polymers; sustainable solutions for energy and industrial, VAR, automotive, aerospace, and electronics markets; and engages in trading activities. It serves automotive, aerospace, energy and industrial, electronics, and medical markets. Victrex plc was incorporated in 1993 and is headquartered in Thornton-Cleveleys, the United Kingdom.