Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) versus Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) Head to Head Analysis

Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) and Ero Copper (NYSE:ERO) are both mid-cap materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Endeavour Silver and Ero Copper”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Endeavour Silver	$432.80 million	6.43	-$119.10 million	$0.21	44.74
Ero Copper	$1.04 billion	3.78	$263.72 million	$2.98	12.71

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Endeavour Silver. Ero Copper is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Endeavour Silver and Ero Copper, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Silver	0	3	5	1	2.78
Ero Copper	0	11	5	2	2.50

Endeavour Silver presently has a consensus price target of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 54.34%. Ero Copper has a consensus price target of $32.33, suggesting a potential downside of 14.62%. Given Endeavour Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Endeavour Silver is more favorable than Ero Copper.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.3% of Ero Copper shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ero Copper has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Endeavour Silver and Ero Copper’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavour Silver	9.30%	17.46%	8.93%
Ero Copper	29.79%	30.32%	15.17%

Summary

Ero Copper beats Endeavour Silver on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver Corp., a silver mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Chile and the United States. It explores for gold and silver deposits, and precious metals. The company was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name to Endeavour Silver Corp. in September 2004. Endeavour Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Ero Copper

Ero Copper Corp. engages in the exploration, development, and production of mining projects in Brazil. The company is involved in the production and sale of copper concentrate from the Caraíba operations located in the Curaçá Valley, northeastern Bahia state, Brazil, as well as gold and silver by-products. It also holds 100% interests in the Tucumã project, a copper development project located within southeastern Pará state; and the Xavantina Operations located in Mato Grosso state. Ero Copper Corp. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.