Andean Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:ANPMF) versus Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM) Head to Head Survey

Andean Precious Metals (OTCMKTS:ANPMF) and Santacruz Silver Mining (NASDAQ:SCZM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Andean Precious Metals and Santacruz Silver Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Andean Precious Metals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Santacruz Silver Mining	0	2	1	0	2.33

Santacruz Silver Mining has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 89.57%. Given Santacruz Silver Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Santacruz Silver Mining is more favorable than Andean Precious Metals.

Profitability

This table compares Andean Precious Metals and Santacruz Silver Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Andean Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Santacruz Silver Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Andean Precious Metals and Santacruz Silver Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Andean Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	C($0.49)	-7.57
Santacruz Silver Mining	$383.60 million	1.53	$27.82 million	$0.30	21.10

Santacruz Silver Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Andean Precious Metals. Andean Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Santacruz Silver Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.2% of Andean Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Andean Precious Metals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Santacruz Silver Mining beats Andean Precious Metals on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Andean Precious Metals

Andean Precious Metals Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and processing of mineral resource properties. The company primarily explores for silver and gold deposits. It holds 100% interest in San Bartolomé project in Bolivia; and the Soledad Mountain mine and heap leach located in Kern County, California. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Andean Precious Metals Corp. operates as a subsidiary of PMB Partners LP.

About Santacruz Silver Mining

Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of mineral properties in Mexico. The company primarily explores for silver, as well as for gold, zinc, lead, and copper deposits. It primarily holds a 100% interest in the Rosario project located in the municipality of Charcas in the state of San Luis Potosi; and Veta Grande project that include three concession groups, which consists of 184 mining concessions covering an area of 8,944 hectares in the Zacatecas Mining District, Mexico. The company was formerly known as Forte Resources Inc. and changed its name to Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. in April 2012. Santacruz Silver Mining Ltd. Was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.