Analyzing International Tower Hill Mines (NYSE:THM) and Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGD)

Volatility and Risk

International Tower Hill Mines has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jaguar Mining has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its share price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares International Tower Hill Mines and Jaguar Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
International Tower Hill Mines	N/A	N/A	-$3.40 million	($0.01)	-151.00
Jaguar Mining	$97.23 million	3.00	-$150,000.00	$0.50	8.06

Jaguar Mining has higher revenue and earnings than International Tower Hill Mines. International Tower Hill Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jaguar Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares International Tower Hill Mines and Jaguar Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Tower Hill Mines	N/A	-5.82%	-5.80%
Jaguar Mining	28.17%	26.75%	17.80%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

54.6% of International Tower Hill Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of International Tower Hill Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Jaguar Mining beats International Tower Hill Mines on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About International Tower Hill Mines

International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is a Canada-based resource exploration company possessing a portfolio of Alaskan and Nevada based gold and base metal exploration projects. The Company is currently focused on the Livengood Gold Project located in the north of Fairbanks, Alaska. International Tower Hill Mines Ltd. is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Jaguar Mining

Jaguar Mining, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of gold producing properties in Brazil. Its mining operations include Turmalina, Paciência and Caeté. The firm is also developing the Grurupi Project and exploring the Iron Quadrangle and Pedra Branca Project. The company was founded by Daniel R. Titcomb in 1984 and is headquartered Toronto, Canada.