Northern Dynasty Minerals (NYSE:NAK) and Braveheart Resources (OTCMKTS:RIINF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Volatility & Risk
Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Braveheart Resources has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Northern Dynasty Minerals and Braveheart Resources’ gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | N/A | N/A | -$52.14 million | ($0.14) | -2.37 |
| Braveheart Resources | N/A | N/A | -$3.95 million | N/A | N/A |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
4.6% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Northern Dynasty Minerals and Braveheart Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | N/A | -43.03% | -39.10% |
| Braveheart Resources | N/A | -304.98% | -40.73% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Northern Dynasty Minerals and Braveheart Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Northern Dynasty Minerals | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Braveheart Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Northern Dynasty Minerals currently has a consensus target price of $0.98, suggesting a potential upside of 193.50%. Given Northern Dynasty Minerals’ higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Northern Dynasty Minerals is more favorable than Braveheart Resources.
Summary
Northern Dynasty Minerals beats Braveheart Resources on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Northern Dynasty Minerals
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Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in the United States. Its principal mineral property is the Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project comprising 2,402 mineral claims that covers an area of approximately 417 square miles located in southwest Alaska. The company was formerly known as Northern Dynasty Explorations Ltd. and changed its name to Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. in October 1997. Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Braveheart Resources
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Clik here to view.Braveheart Resources Inc., an exploration stage company, locates, acquires, and explores for base and precious metals primarily in Canada. The company explores for gold, copper, and silver deposits. Its principal project is Bull River Mine, which is located in the Cranbrook, British Colombia. The company was formerly known as Rainbow Resources Inc. and changed its name to Braveheart Resources Inc. in November 2014. Braveheart Resources Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.