Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF – Get Free Report) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Pacific Booker Minerals and Avino Silver & Gold Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pacific Booker Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a consensus price target of $2.27, indicating a potential downside of 35.97%. Given Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avino Silver & Gold Mines is more favorable than Pacific Booker Minerals.
Volatility & Risk
Institutional and Insider Ownership
3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 20.3% of Pacific Booker Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Pacific Booker Minerals and Avino Silver & Gold Mines”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pacific Booker Minerals | N/A | N/A | -$390,000.00 | ($0.03) | -30.00 |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | $72.62 million | 6.91 | $540,000.00 | $0.09 | 39.33 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Booker Minerals. Pacific Booker Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avino Silver & Gold Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Pacific Booker Minerals and Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pacific Booker Minerals | N/A | -386.41% | -81.34% |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 6.57% | 12.13% | 10.16% |
Summary
Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats Pacific Booker Minerals on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pacific Booker Minerals
Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, and molybdenum deposits. It holds interests in the Morrison property located in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Booker Gold Explorations Limited and changed its name to Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. in February 2000. Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Avino Silver & Gold Mines
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. engages in the mining and exploration activities. It focuses on silver reserves in the Durango region of North Central Mexico. It operates through the Silver, Gold, and Copper segments. The company was founded on May 15, 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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