Newmont (NYSE:NEM) vs. Treasury Metals (OTCMKTS:TSRMD) Financial Analysis

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) and Treasury Metals (OTCMKTS:TSRMD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Newmont and Treasury Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newmont	0	5	9	3	2.88
Treasury Metals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Newmont presently has a consensus target price of $54.85, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Newmont’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Newmont is more favorable than Treasury Metals.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.9% of Newmont shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Newmont shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Newmont and Treasury Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newmont	-13.16%	8.35%	4.37%
Treasury Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Newmont and Treasury Metals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Newmont	$11.81 billion	4.70	-$2.49 billion	($2.12)	-22.84
Treasury Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Treasury Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newmont.

Summary

Newmont beats Treasury Metals on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Newmont

Newmont Corporation engages in the production and exploration of gold. It also explores for copper, silver, zinc, and lead. The company has operations and/or assets in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Dominican Republic, Peru, Suriname, Argentina, Chile, Australia, Papua New Guinea, Ecuador, Fiji, and Ghana. The company was founded in 1916 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

About Treasury Metals

Treasury Metals, Inc. engages in the acquisition, development, and exploration of mineral properties. Its portfolio includes Goliath gold mining project, Goldcliff property, and Lara property. The company was founded on December 31, 1997 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.