Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR – Get Free Report) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Westwater Resources and Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Westwater Resources | N/A | -8.05% | -7.22% |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 2.77% | 6.68% | 5.51% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Westwater Resources and Avino Silver & Gold Mines, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Westwater Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a consensus target price of $1.80, suggesting a potential upside of 249.24%. Given Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Avino Silver & Gold Mines is more favorable than Westwater Resources.
Volatility & Risk
Westwater Resources has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a beta of 2.03, suggesting that its stock price is 103% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Westwater Resources and Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Westwater Resources | N/A | N/A | -$11.12 million | ($0.23) | -2.17 |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | $46.01 million | 1.45 | $3.10 million | $0.01 | 51.54 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Westwater Resources. Westwater Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avino Silver & Gold Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats Westwater Resources on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Westwater Resources
Westwater Resources, Inc. operates as an energy technology company, focuses on developing battery-grade natural graphite materials. The company holds interests in Coosa graphite project covering an area of approximately 41,965 acres situated in Coosa County, Alabama. The company was formerly known as Uranium Resources, Inc. and changed its name to Westwater Resources, Inc. in August 2017. Westwater Resources, Inc. was incorporated in 1977 and is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.
About Avino Silver & Gold Mines
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of mineral properties in Canada. It primarily explores for silver, gold, and copper deposits. The company owns interests in 42 mineral claims and four leased mineral claims, including Avino mine area property comprising four exploration concessions covering 154.4 hectares, 24 exploitation concessions covering 1,284.7 hectares, and one leased exploitation concession covering 98.83 hectares; Gomez Palacio property consists of nine exploration concessions covering 2,549 hectares; Santiago Papasquiaro property comprises four exploration concessions covering 2,552.6 hectares and one exploitation concession covering 602.9 hectares; and Unification La Platosa properties, which include three leased concessions located in the state of Durango, Mexico. It also owns 100% interests in the Minto and Olympic-Kelvin properties located in British Columbia, Canada; and 14 quartz leases in Eagle property located in the Mayo Mining Division of Yukon, Canada. In addition, the company acquires the La Preciosa property comprises 15 exploration concessions covering an area of 6,011 hectares located in Durango, Mexico. Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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