Head-To-Head Review: SilverCrest Metals (NYSE:SILV) and Eldorado Gold (OTCMKTS:ELDXF)

SilverCrest Metals (NYSE:SILV) and Eldorado Gold (OTCMKTS:ELDXF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for SilverCrest Metals and Eldorado Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SilverCrest Metals	0	2	1	0	2.33
Eldorado Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

SilverCrest Metals presently has a consensus target price of $10.13, suggesting a potential upside of 1.30%. Given SilverCrest Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe SilverCrest Metals is more favorable than Eldorado Gold.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.8% of SilverCrest Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.1% of SilverCrest Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares SilverCrest Metals and Eldorado Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SilverCrest Metals	$245.13 million	6.06	$116.72 million	$0.57	17.54
Eldorado Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

SilverCrest Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Eldorado Gold.

Profitability

This table compares SilverCrest Metals and Eldorado Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SilverCrest Metals	30.85%	23.35%	20.98%
Eldorado Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

SilverCrest Metals beats Eldorado Gold on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SilverCrest Metals

SilverCrest Metals Inc. engages in the acquiring, exploration, and development of precious metal properties in Mexico. The company primarily explores for silver and gold properties. Its focuses on principal property the Las Chispas Mine that consists of 28 concessions totaling of approximately 1,401 hectares located in Sonora, Mexico, as well as operates a portfolio of El Picacho, Cruz de Mayo, and Angel de Plata properties in Sonora Mexico. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Eldorado Gold

Eldorado Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining, exploration, development, and sale of mineral products primarily in Turkey, Canada, Greece, and Romania. The company primarily produces gold, as well as silver, lead, and zinc. It holds a 100% interest in the Kisladag and Efemcukuru gold mines located in western Turkey; 100% interest in Lamaque gold mines located in Canada; and Olympias, Stratoni, Skouries, Perama Hill, and Sapes gold mines located in Greece, as well as the 80.5% interest in Certej development projects located in Romania. The company was formerly known as Eldorado Corporation Ltd. and changed its name to Eldorado Gold Corporation in April 1996. Eldorado Gold Corporation was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.