Comparing Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) and Minco Capital (OTCMKTS:MGHCF)

Minco Capital (OTCMKTS:MGHCF) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Minco Capital and Triple Flag Precious Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Minco Capital	N/A	N/A	-$290,000.00	$0.02	3.92
Triple Flag Precious Metals	$268.99 million	29.37	-$23.08 million	$1.01	37.87

Minco Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Triple Flag Precious Metals. Minco Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Triple Flag Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Minco Capital and Triple Flag Precious Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Minco Capital	0	0	0	0	0.00
Triple Flag Precious Metals	1	4	6	1	2.58

Triple Flag Precious Metals has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential downside of 21.57%. Given Triple Flag Precious Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Triple Flag Precious Metals is more favorable than Minco Capital.

Risk and Volatility

Minco Capital has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.21, meaning that its share price is 121% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Minco Capital and Triple Flag Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Minco Capital	N/A	28.01%	27.23%
Triple Flag Precious Metals	59.43%	9.56%	9.34%

Summary

Triple Flag Precious Metals beats Minco Capital on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Minco Capital

Minco Capital Corp., an investment company, focuses on investing in public and private companies and assets to generate income and achieve long-term capital appreciation. The company was formerly known as Minco Gold Corporation and changed its name to Minco Capital Corp. in February 2019. Minco Capital Corp. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Triple Flag Precious Metals

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., a precious-metals-focused streaming and royalty company, engages in acquiring and managing precious metals, streams, royalties and other mineral interests in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Honduras, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, the United States, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of streams and royalties providing exposure to gold, silver, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead. It holds a royalty interest in the Beta Hunt mine located in Pert, Wester Australia; the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine located in Mexico; the El Mochito polymetallic mine located in north-western Honduras; and La Colorada polymetallic mine located in Mexico. Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.