Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) vs. Calibre Mining (OTCMKTS:CXBMF) Critical Contrast

Calibre Mining (OTCMKTS:CXBMF) and Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Calibre Mining and Wheaton Precious Metals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Calibre Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Wheaton Precious Metals	0	1	12	0	2.92

Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of $165.55, suggesting a potential upside of 23.31%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Calibre Mining.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

23.1% of Calibre Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Calibre Mining and Wheaton Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Calibre Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wheaton Precious Metals	64.66%	22.61%	21.48%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Calibre Mining and Wheaton Precious Metals”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Calibre Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.00)	-1,022.14
Wheaton Precious Metals	$2.31 billion	26.34	$1.47 billion	$4.51	29.77

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

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Calibre Mining on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Calibre Mining

Calibre Mining Corp., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and mining of gold properties in Nicaragua, the United States, and Canada. It primarily explores gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company was formerly known as TLC Ventures Corp. and changed its name to Calibre Mining Corp. in June 2007. Calibre Mining Corp. was incorporated in 1969 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Wheaton Precious Metals

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. primarily sells precious metals in North America, Europe, and South America. It produces and sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits. The company was formerly known as Silver Wheaton Corp. and changed its name to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in May 2017. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.