Comparing Mako Mining (MAKO) & Its Competitors

Mako Mining (NASDAQ:MAKO) is one of 1,984 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare Mako Mining to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mako Mining and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mako Mining	$148.47 million	$33.74 million	19.12
Mako Mining Competitors	$5.23 billion	$278.94 million	-26.28

Mako Mining’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Mako Mining. Mako Mining is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Mako Mining and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mako Mining	0	1	1	0	2.50
Mako Mining Competitors	6414	22620	32331	1801	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 27.45%. Given Mako Mining’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Mako Mining has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 15.1% of Mako Mining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held 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.

Profitability

This table compares Mako Mining and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mako Mining	25.11%	34.25%	22.57%
Mako Mining Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.89%	-2.07%

Summary

Mako Mining rivals beat Mako Mining on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Mako Mining Company Profile

Mako Mining is a Canadian gold mining and exploration company focused on developing and operating gold assets in the Americas. Its activities include mining, processing and selling gold, as well as exploring for additional mineral resources. The company’s principal operating asset is the San Albino mine and related concessions in northern Nicaragua. Mako also owns the Eagle Mountain gold project in Guyana, which it is advancing through exploration and development work. Mako was formed in 2019 through the combination of Marlin Gold Mining and Golden Reign Resources.