NexMetals Mining (NASDAQ:NEXM) vs. Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) Critical Analysis

Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) and NexMetals Mining (NASDAQ:NEXM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Avino Silver & Gold Mines and NexMetals Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	0	2	2	0	2.50
NexMetals Mining	1	1	0	0	1.50

Avino Silver & Gold Mines presently has a consensus price target of $9.50, suggesting a potential upside of 4.17%. Given Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Avino Silver & Gold Mines is more favorable than NexMetals Mining.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Avino Silver & Gold Mines and NexMetals Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	$86.07 million	17.68	$540,000.00	$0.14	65.14
NexMetals Mining	N/A	N/A	-$30.96 million	($1.05)	-3.34

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

Profitability

This table compares Avino Silver & Gold Mines and NexMetals Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	6.57%	12.13%	10.16%
NexMetals Mining	N/A	-241.84%	-150.36%

Summary

Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats NexMetals Mining on 12 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Avino Silver & Gold Mines

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. engages in the mining and exploration activities. It focuses on silver reserves in the Durango region of North Central Mexico. It operates through the Silver, Gold, and Copper segments. The company was founded on May 15, 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About NexMetals Mining

North American Nickel Inc. operates as a mineral exploration and resource development company. The company engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in Morocco and Canada, as well as in Botswana. Its principal asset is the Maniitsoq nickel-copper-cobalt-precious metal sulphide project covering an area of 3,048 square kilometers located in southwest Greenland. The company was formerly known as Widescope Resources Inc. and changed its name to North American Nickel Inc. in April 2010. North American Nickel Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.