Head-To-Head Contrast: Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) & SilverCrest Metals (NYSE:SILV)

Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) and SilverCrest Metals (NYSE:SILV) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Timberline Resources and SilverCrest Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Timberline Resources	N/A	-9.49%	-9.18%
SilverCrest Metals	30.85%	23.35%	20.98%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Timberline Resources and SilverCrest Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Timberline Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00
SilverCrest Metals	0	2	0	0	2.00

SilverCrest Metals has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential downside of 22.08%. Given SilverCrest Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SilverCrest Metals is more favorable than Timberline Resources.

Risk & Volatility

Timberline Resources has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SilverCrest Metals has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.4% of Timberline Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.8% of SilverCrest Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Timberline Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of SilverCrest Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Timberline Resources and SilverCrest Metals”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Timberline Resources	N/A	N/A	-$2.18 million	N/A	N/A
SilverCrest Metals	$245.13 million	7.03	$116.72 million	$0.57	20.26

SilverCrest Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Timberline Resources.

Summary

SilverCrest Metals beats Timberline Resources on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Timberline Resources

Timberline Resources Corporation explores, evaluates, acquires, and develops mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company's flagship property is the Eureka project, which covers an area of approximately 18,464 acres located in the southern part of the Eureka mining district, Nevada. It also holds interest in the Paiute project covering an area of approximately 1,346 acres located in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander and Humboldt Counties, Nevada; Seven Troughs project covers 3900 acres in Lovelock in Pershing County, Nevada; and acquires Wolfpack Gold properties. The company was formerly known as Silver Crystal Mines, Inc. and changed its name to Timberline Resources Corporation in February 2004. Timberline Resources Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Hayden, Idaho.

About SilverCrest Metals

SilverCrest Metals Inc. engages in the acquiring, exploration, and development of precious metal properties in Mexico. The company primarily explores for silver and gold properties. Its focuses on principal property the Las Chispas Mine that consists of 28 concessions totaling of approximately 1,401 hectares located in Sonora, Mexico, as well as operates a portfolio of El Picacho, Cruz de Mayo, and Angel de Plata properties in Sonora Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.