Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGF – Get Free Report) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and profitability.
Volatility & Risk
Jaguar Mining has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.21, suggesting that its share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Jaguar Mining and Triple Flag Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Jaguar Mining | -10.83% | 3.72% | 2.55% |
| Triple Flag Precious Metals | 59.43% | 9.56% | 9.34% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Jaguar Mining | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Triple Flag Precious Metals | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2.67 |
Triple Flag Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 14.49%. Given Triple Flag Precious Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Triple Flag Precious Metals is more favorable than Jaguar Mining.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Jaguar Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Jaguar Mining and Triple Flag Precious Metals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Jaguar Mining | $158.63 million | 3.12 | -$1.29 million | ($0.19) | -30.58 |
| Triple Flag Precious Metals | $268.99 million | 26.94 | -$23.08 million | $1.01 | 34.73 |
Jaguar Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Triple Flag Precious Metals. Jaguar Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triple Flag Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Triple Flag Precious Metals beats Jaguar Mining on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Jaguar Mining
Jaguar Mining Inc., a junior gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold mineral properties in Brazil. The company's principal assets include the Turmalina Gold Mine Complex and Caeté Gold Mine Complex with mineral claims covering an area of approximately 56,000 hectares located in the Iron Quadrangle in the state of Minas Gerais. It also owns the Paciência Gold Mine complex. Jaguar Mining Inc. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Triple Flag Precious Metals
Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., a precious-metals-focused streaming and royalty company, engages in acquiring and managing precious metals, streams, royalties and other mineral interests in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Honduras, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, the United States, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of streams and royalties providing exposure to gold, silver, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead. It holds a royalty interest in the Beta Hunt mine located in Pert, Wester Australia; the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine located in Mexico; the El Mochito polymetallic mine located in north-western Honduras; and La Colorada polymetallic mine located in Mexico. Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.
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