Critical Survey: Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) vs. Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM)

Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Vox Royalty and Triple Flag Precious Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vox Royalty	0	1	3	0	2.75
Triple Flag Precious Metals	0	4	6	0	2.60

Vox Royalty currently has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.19%. Triple Flag Precious Metals has a consensus price target of $39.25, suggesting a potential upside of 22.84%. Given Vox Royalty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Vox Royalty is more favorable than Triple Flag Precious Metals.

Dividends

Vox Royalty pays an annual dividend of $0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Triple Flag Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Vox Royalty pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Triple Flag Precious Metals pays out 12.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Triple Flag Precious Metals has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Vox Royalty is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Profitability

This table compares Vox Royalty and Triple Flag Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vox Royalty	144.32%	13.41%	12.00%
Triple Flag Precious Metals	84.32%	14.09%	13.64%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Vox Royalty has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.15, meaning that its stock price is 115% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Vox Royalty and Triple Flag Precious Metals”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vox Royalty	$16.62 million	23.02	$5.89 million	$0.67	8.22
Triple Flag Precious Metals	$388.70 million	16.93	$240.01 million	$1.99	16.06

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

Summary

Triple Flag Precious Metals beats Vox Royalty on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Triple Flag Precious Metals

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., a precious-metals-focused streaming and royalty company, engages in acquiring and managing precious metals, streams, royalties and other mineral interests in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Honduras, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, the United States, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of streams and royalties providing exposure to gold, silver, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead. It holds a royalty interest in the Beta Hunt mine located in Pert, Wester Australia; the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine located in Mexico; the El Mochito polymetallic mine located in north-western Honduras; and La Colorada polymetallic mine located in Mexico. Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.