Analyzing Dundee Precious Metals (DPMLF) & Its Peers

Dundee Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:DPMLF) is one of 52 publicly-traded companies in the “MINING – GOLD” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Dundee Precious Metals to related businesses based on the strength of its earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Dundee Precious Metals and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Dundee Precious Metals	0	0	1	1	3.50
Dundee Precious Metals Competitors	384	2156	2573	124	2.47

As a group, “MINING – GOLD” companies have a potential upside of 14.30%. Given Dundee Precious Metals’ rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Dundee Precious Metals has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Dundee Precious Metals and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Dundee Precious Metals	$606.99 million	$235.88 million	13.15
Dundee Precious Metals Competitors	$2.65 billion	$499.84 million	-10.19

Dundee Precious Metals’ rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Dundee Precious Metals. Dundee Precious Metals is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Dundee Precious Metals and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dundee Precious Metals	35.64%	20.64%	17.98%
Dundee Precious Metals Competitors	16.34%	11.58%	8.19%

Volatility & Risk

Dundee Precious Metals has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Dundee Precious Metals’ rivals have a beta of -0.97, meaning that their average share price is 197% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Dundee Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Dundee Precious Metals pays out 12.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “MINING – GOLD” companies pay a dividend yield of 1.3% and pay out 29.6% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

45.0% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Dundee Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Dundee Precious Metals beats its rivals on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Dundee Precious Metals Company Profile

Dundee Precious Metals Inc., a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, mining, and processing of precious metals. The company primarily explores for gold, copper, and silver deposits. It holds a portfolio of projects located in Bulgaria, Namibia, Serbia, and Ecuador. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.