NexMetals Mining (NASDAQ:NEXM) vs. Trevali Mining (OTCMKTS:TREVF) Head-To-Head Comparison

Trevali Mining (OTCMKTS:TREVF) and NexMetals Mining (NASDAQ:NEXM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Trevali Mining and NexMetals Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Trevali Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
NexMetals Mining	1	1	0	0	1.50

Given Trevali Mining’s higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Trevali Mining is more favorable than NexMetals Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Trevali Mining and NexMetals Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Trevali Mining	-6.08%	-0.96%	-0.41%
NexMetals Mining	N/A	-228.97%	-141.60%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Trevali Mining and NexMetals Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Trevali Mining	$288.09 million	0.00	$26.02 million	($0.15)	N/A
NexMetals Mining	N/A	N/A	-$30.96 million	($1.05)	-3.40

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

Summary

Trevali Mining beats NexMetals Mining on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Trevali Mining

Trevali Mining Corporation, a base-metals mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development of, and production from mineral properties. It primarily explores for zinc, lead, silver, copper, and gold deposits. The company's operational assets include the 90%-owned Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso; 90%-owned Rosh Pinah Mine in Namibia; and Caribou Mine in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It also holds interests in the Halfmile, Stratmat, and Restigouche properties situated in New Brunswick, Canada; Gergarub project in Namibia; and Ruttan Mine located in northern Manitoba, Canada. In addition, the company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Heath Steele deposit located in New Brunswick, Canada. Trevali Mining Corporation was formerly known as Trevali Resources Corp. and changed its name to Trevali Mining Corporation in April 2011. The company was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About NexMetals Mining

North American Nickel Inc. operates as a mineral exploration and resource development company. The company engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Morocco and Canada, as well as in Botswana. Its principal asset is the Maniitsoq nickel-copper-cobalt-precious metal sulphide project covering an area of 3,048 square kilometers located in southwest Greenland. The company was formerly known as Widescope Resources Inc. and changed its name to North American Nickel Inc. in April 2010. North American Nickel Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.