Critical Comparison: McEwen (NYSE:MUX) & Tamino Minerals (OTCMKTS:TINO)

Tamino Minerals (OTCMKTS:TINO) and McEwen (NYSE:MUX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Tamino Minerals and McEwen’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tamino Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
McEwen	17.43%	6.89%	4.54%

Volatility & Risk

Tamino Minerals has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McEwen has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Tamino Minerals and McEwen, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Tamino Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
McEwen	0	1	4	0	2.80

McEwen has a consensus price target of $29.83, indicating a potential upside of 53.24%. Given McEwen’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe McEwen is more favorable than Tamino Minerals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

17.0% of McEwen shares are owned by institutional investors. 13.3% of Tamino Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of McEwen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Tamino Minerals and McEwen”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Tamino Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
McEwen	$197.55 million	5.86	$34.43 million	$0.59	33.00

McEwen has higher revenue and earnings than Tamino Minerals.

Summary

McEwen beats Tamino Minerals on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Tamino Minerals

Tamino Minerals, Inc. operates as a mineral exploration and development company. The company explores for gold, copper, lead, silver, lithium, and zinc deposits. It holds a portfolio of properties located in Mexico. The company was formerly known as Entertainment Games, Inc. and changed its name to Tamino Minerals, Inc. in March 2013. Tamino Minerals, Inc. was incorporated in 1992 and is based in Hermosillo, Mexico.

About McEwen

McEwen Mining Inc. engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of gold and silver. It also explores for copper deposits. The company owns 100% interests in the El Gallo and Fenix projects located in Mexico; and the Black Fox Mine and Stock Mill, Grey Fox, and Froome and Tamarack properties in Canada. It also owns interests in the Fuller, Davidson-Tisdale, Buffalo Ankerite, and Paymaster exploration properties located in Canada; and a 49% interest in the San José mine located in Argentina. In addition, the company owns 100% interests in the Gold Bar and Tonkin properties located in Eureka County, Nevada; and interests in the Los Azules copper project located in the cordilleran region in the province of San Juan, Argentina. The company was formerly known as US Gold Corporation and changed its name to McEwen Mining Inc. in January 2012. McEwen Mining Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.