Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) and Countrywide (OTCMKTS:CYWDF) Critical Contrast

Countrywide (OTCMKTS:CYWDF) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Countrywide and Ero Copper, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Countrywide	0	0	0	0	0.00
Ero Copper	0	1	8	2	3.09

Ero Copper has a consensus target price of $26.33, suggesting a potential upside of 142.03%. Given Ero Copper’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Countrywide.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Countrywide and Ero Copper”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Countrywide	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ero Copper	$470.26 million	2.40	$92.80 million	($0.67)	-16.24

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Countrywide.

Profitability

This table compares Countrywide and Ero Copper’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Countrywide	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ero Copper	3.67%	11.30%	5.62%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ero Copper beats Countrywide on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Countrywide

Countrywide plc, together with its subsidiaries, provides residential estate agency and property services in the United Kingdom. It operates through Sales and Lettings, Financial Services, and Business to Business (B2B) segments. The company offers surveying services, including valuation panel management services, residential valuations, and surveys for mortgage lenders; provides corporate, emergency, commercial, and social relocation services; estate, leasehold and block management services; and sells residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural properties, as well as land through public auction. It also provides integrated property services; conveyancing services, such as freehold and leasehold, remortgage, and separate legal representation; and residential property asset management services. In addition, the company is involved in the residential development and investment activities; and provision of single mortgage brokerage services, as well as home and personal insurance. It serves residential and commercial property markets. Countrywide plc was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Milton Keynes, the United Kingdom. As of March 8, 2021, Countrywide plc operates as a subsidiary of Connells Limited.

About Ero Copper

Ero Copper Corp. engages in the exploration, development, and production of mining projects in Brazil. The company is involved in the production and sale of copper concentrate from the Caraíba operations located in the Curaçá Valley, northeastern Bahia state, Brazil, as well as gold and silver by-products. It also holds 100% interests in the Tucumã project, a copper development project located within southeastern Pará state; and the Xavantina Operations located in Mato Grosso state. Ero Copper Corp. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.