Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) versus Lundin Mining (OTCMKTS:LUNMF) Head-To-Head Survey

Lundin Mining (OTCMKTS:LUNMF) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Lundin Mining and Endeavour Silver, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lundin Mining	0	8	4	0	2.33
Endeavour Silver	1	1	6	1	2.78

Endeavour Silver has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 41.70%. Given Endeavour Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Endeavour Silver is more favorable than Lundin Mining.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Lundin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Lundin Mining and Endeavour Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lundin Mining	31.82%	13.18%	9.73%
Endeavour Silver	9.30%	17.46%	8.93%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Lundin Mining and Endeavour Silver”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Lundin Mining	$4.05 billion	5.02	$1.28 billion	$1.73	13.82
Endeavour Silver	$737.20 million	4.11	-$119.10 million	$0.21	48.73

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

Risk & Volatility

Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats Lundin Mining on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Lundin Mining

Lundin Mining Corporation, a diversified base metals mining company, engages in the exploration, development, and mining of mineral properties in Chile, Brazil, the United States, Portugal, Sweden, and Argentina. It primarily produces copper, zinc, gold, nickel, and molybdenum, as well as lead, silver, and other metals. The company holds 100% interests in the Chapada mine located in Brazil; the Eagle mine located in the United States; the Neves-Corvo mine located in Portugal; and the Zinkgruvan mine located in Sweden. It also holds 80% interests in the Candelaria and Ojos del Salado mining complex; and 51% interest in the Caserones copper-molybdenum mine located in Chile, as well as owns the copper gold Josemaria project located in Argentina. The company was formerly known as South Atlantic Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to Lundin Mining Corporation in August 2004. Lundin Mining Corporation was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver Corp., a silver mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Chile and the United States. It explores for gold and silver deposits, and precious metals. The company was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name to Endeavour Silver Corp. in September 2004. Endeavour Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.