Contrasting Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) & CD International Enterprises (OTCMKTS:CDIIQ)

CD International Enterprises (OTCMKTS:CDIIQ) and Coeur Mining (NYSE:CDE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for CD International Enterprises and Coeur Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CD International Enterprises	0	0	0	0	0.00
Coeur Mining	0	0	6	3	3.33

Coeur Mining has a consensus price target of $9.21, suggesting a potential upside of 1.48%. Given Coeur Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Coeur Mining is more favorable than CD International Enterprises.

Risk and Volatility

CD International Enterprises has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares CD International Enterprises and Coeur Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CD International Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coeur Mining	10.11%	9.96%	5.55%

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 49.9% of CD International Enterprises shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Coeur Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares CD International Enterprises and Coeur Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
CD International Enterprises	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Coeur Mining	$1.05 billion	5.51	$58.90 million	$0.26	34.92

Coeur Mining has higher revenue and earnings than CD International Enterprises.

Summary

Coeur Mining beats CD International Enterprises on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About CD International Enterprises

CD International Enterprises, Inc. sources and distributes industrial products in China and the Americas. It operates through two segments, Trading and Consulting. The Trading segment sources and distributes various industrial commodities, such as iron ore, copper concentrate, and other minerals; and cannabidiol-related products. The Consulting segment provides business and management consulting services to public and private American and Chinese companies that operate primarily in China and the Americas. It offers its consulting services in the areas of general business consulting, Chinese regulatory advice, translation services, formation of entities in the People’s Republic of China, coordination of professional resources, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances and partnerships, advice on effective means of accessing U.S. capital markets, coordination of Sarbanes-Oxley compliance, and corporate asset evaluations. This segment also identifies potential areas of growth; manages and coordinates necessary government approvals and licenses; and provides marketing services, investor relations services, and coordination of the preparation of required SEC filings. The company was formerly known as China Direct Industries, Inc. and changed its name to CD International Enterprises, Inc. in February 2012. CD International Enterprises, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Plantation, Florida.

About Coeur Mining

Coeur Mining, Inc. explores for precious metals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, zinc, and lead properties. It markets and sells its concentrates to third-party customers, smelters, under off-take agreements. The company was formerly known as Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation and changed its name to Coeur Mining, Inc. in May 2013. Coeur Mining, Inc. was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.