Mexus Gold US (OTCMKTS:MXSG) vs. Golden Minerals (NYSE:AUMN) Head-To-Head Comparison

Golden Minerals (NYSE:AUMN) and Mexus Gold US (OTCMKTS:MXSG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

Golden Minerals has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mexus Gold US has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

13.4% of Golden Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Golden Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.0% of Mexus Gold US shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Golden Minerals and Mexus Gold US’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Golden Minerals	-77.16%	-213.59%	-66.09%
Mexus Gold US	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Golden Minerals and Mexus Gold US, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Golden Minerals	0	0	2	0	3.00
Mexus Gold US	0	0	0	0	N/A

Golden Minerals presently has a consensus target price of $7.23, indicating a potential upside of 1,471.74%.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Golden Minerals and Mexus Gold US’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Golden Minerals	$12.00 million	0.56	-$9.23 million	($0.93)	-0.49
Mexus Gold US	N/A	N/A	-$2.58 million	N/A	N/A

Mexus Gold US has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Golden Minerals.

Summary

Mexus Gold US beats Golden Minerals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Golden Minerals

Golden Minerals Company, a precious metals exploration company explores for mineral properties in Argentina, Nevada, and Mexico. It explores for gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, and other minerals. The company was formerly known as Apex Silver Mines Limited and changed its name to Golden Minerals Company in March 2009. Golden Minerals Company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.

About Mexus Gold US

Mexus Gold US, an exploration stage mining company, engages in the evaluation, acquisition, exploration, and advancement of gold, silver, copper, and other precious metal projects in the State of Sonora, Mexico. It holds interests in the Santa Elena prospect comprising seven concessions covering an area of 898.028 hectares located to the northwest of the city of Caborca, Sonora State, as well as the Mabel Property covering an area of 2,128 hectares located to the southwest of Nogales, Sonora State. The company was formerly known as Action Fashions, Ltd. and changed its name to Mexus Gold US in September 2009. Mexus Gold US was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Carson City, Nevada.