Head to Head Review: Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) and Bunker Hill Mining (OTCMKTS:BHLL)

Bunker Hill Mining (OTCMKTS:BHLL) and Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Bunker Hill Mining has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its share price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pure Energy Minerals has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Bunker Hill Mining and Pure Energy Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bunker Hill Mining	N/A	N/A	-12.43%
Pure Energy Minerals	-136.76%	-2.11%	-2.10%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.0% of Bunker Hill Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Bunker Hill Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Bunker Hill Mining and Pure Energy Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bunker Hill Mining	N/A	N/A	-$13.43 million	($0.04)	-2.97
Pure Energy Minerals	$400,000.00	18.08	-$260,000.00	($0.02)	-10.64

Pure Energy Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Bunker Hill Mining. Pure Energy Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bunker Hill Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Bunker Hill Mining and Pure Energy Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bunker Hill Mining	0	0	0	0	N/A
Pure Energy Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Bunker Hill Mining beats Pure Energy Minerals on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Bunker Hill Mining

mining of mineral properties in Canada and the United States. It focuses on exploring for zinc, lead, and silver ores. Its flagship asset is the 100% owned Bunker Hill mine located in the Silver Valley, Idaho. The company was formerly known as Liberty Silver Corp. and changed its name to Bunker Hill Mining Corp. in September 2017. Bunker Hill Mining Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Pure Energy Minerals

Pure Energy Minerals Limited acquires, explores, and develops mineral properties. Its primary project is the Clayton Valley lithium brine project located in Clayton Valley, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Harmony Gold Corp. and changed its name to Pure Energy Minerals Limited in October 2012. Pure Energy Minerals Limited is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.