Contrasting Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) & Namib Minerals (NASDAQ:NAMM)

Namib Minerals (NASDAQ:NAMM) and Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Risk & Volatility

Namib Minerals has a beta of 0.21, indicating that its stock price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Timberline Resources has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

59.5% of Namib Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.4% of Timberline Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 30.5% of Namib Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Timberline Resources shares are owned by insiders. 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 Namib Minerals and Timberline Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Namib Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Timberline Resources	N/A	-9.49%	-9.18%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Namib Minerals and Timberline Resources”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Namib Minerals	$82.60 million	1.46	-$20.75 million	($1.27)	-1.76
Timberline Resources	N/A	N/A	-$2.18 million	N/A	N/A

Timberline Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Namib Minerals.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Namib Minerals and Timberline Resources, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Namib Minerals	1	1	0	0	1.50
Timberline Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Namib Minerals beats Timberline Resources on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Namib Minerals

Namib Minerals is a gold producer, developer and explorer with operations focused principally in Zimbabwe. Namib Minerals, formerly known as Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI, is based in New York.

About Timberline Resources

Timberline Resources Corporation explores, evaluates, acquires, and develops mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company's flagship property is the Eureka project, which covers an area of approximately 18,464 acres located in the southern part of the Eureka mining district, Nevada. It also holds interest in the Paiute project covering an area of approximately 1,346 acres located in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander and Humboldt Counties, Nevada; Seven Troughs project covers 3900 acres in Lovelock in Pershing County, Nevada; and acquires Wolfpack Gold properties. The company was formerly known as Silver Crystal Mines, Inc. and changed its name to Timberline Resources Corporation in February 2004. Timberline Resources Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Hayden, Idaho.