Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGF) vs. Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) Head-To-Head Survey

Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) and Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Alamos Gold and Jaguar Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alamos Gold	0	1	10	3	3.14
Jaguar Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Alamos Gold presently has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 10.40%. Given Alamos Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alamos Gold is more favorable than Jaguar Mining.

Risk and Volatility

Alamos Gold has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jaguar Mining has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

64.3% of Alamos Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Alamos Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Jaguar Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Alamos Gold and Jaguar Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Alamos Gold	$1.35 billion	12.14	$284.30 million	$1.28	30.43
Jaguar Mining	$158.63 million	3.28	-$1.29 million	($0.19)	-32.16

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

Profitability

This table compares Alamos Gold and Jaguar Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alamos Gold	33.46%	12.36%	8.33%
Jaguar Mining	-10.83%	3.72%	2.55%

Summary

Alamos Gold beats Jaguar Mining on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Alamos Gold

Alamos Gold Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and extraction of precious metals in Canada and Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold deposits. It holds 100% interest in the Young-Davidson mine and Island Gold mine located in the Ontario, Canada; Mulatos mine located in the Sonora, Mexico; and Lynn Lake project situated in the Manitoba, Canada. The company also holds interest in the Quartz Mountain project located in the Oregon United states. Alamos Gold Inc. was founded in 2003 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.