Bear Creek Mining (OTCMKTS:BCEKF) & Ivanhoe Mines (OTCMKTS:IVPAF) Financial Survey

Ivanhoe Mines (OTCMKTS:IVPAF) and Bear Creek Mining (OTCMKTS:BCEKF) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and Bear Creek Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ivanhoe Mines	$441.61 million	23.22	$261.55 million	$0.09	79.89
Bear Creek Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.20)	-4.53

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

Profitability

This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and Bear Creek Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ivanhoe Mines	23.47%	5.10%	3.85%
Bear Creek Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Ivanhoe Mines and Bear Creek Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ivanhoe Mines	0	4	3	1	2.62
Bear Creek Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Ivanhoe Mines presently has a consensus price target of $15.20, indicating a potential upside of 111.40%. Given Ivanhoe Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ivanhoe Mines is more favorable than Bear Creek Mining.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

67.5% of Bear Creek Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Ivanhoe Mines beats Bear Creek Mining on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. engages in the mining, development, and exploration of minerals and precious metals primarily in Africa. It explores for platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold, rhodium, zinc, silver, germanium, and lead deposits. The company's projects include the Platreef project located in the Northern Limb of South Africa's Bushveld Complex; the Kipushi project located in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo; and the Kamoa-Kakula project located within the Central African Copperbelt. It also holds a 100% interest in the Western Foreland exploration project covering an area of approximately 2,407 square kilometers located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company was formerly known as Ivanplats Limited and changed its name to Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in August 2013. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Bear Creek Mining

Bear Creek Mining Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious and base metal properties in Peru and Mexico. It explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold deposits. The company holds 100% interests in the Corani Silver-Lead-Zinc Project, which consists of thirteen mineral concessions covering an area of approximately 6,500 hectares located to the southeast of Cusco, Peru; and the Mercedes Gold Mine project that consists of 43 mineral concessions covering an area of approximately 69,284 hectares located in Sonora, Mexico. Bear Creek Mining Corporation was incorporated in 1999 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.