Critical Comparison: Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) & Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:BFGCD)

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) and Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:BFGCD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Augusta Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	32.40%	6.30%	4.46%
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Augusta Gold has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Augusta Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	$823.84 million	N/A	$19.85 million	$1.41	8.64
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.12)	-6.33

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Augusta Gold. Augusta Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Augusta Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	1	0	1	0	2.00
Augusta Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.47%. Given Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is more favorable than Augusta Gold.

Summary

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. beats Augusta Gold on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. engages in the exploration, development, construction, and operation of mineral processing business. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper metals. It operates operating mining units, including Tambomayo located in the Caylloma province, Orcopampa Unit located in the province of Castilla, Uchucchacua located in province of Oyón, Julcani located in province of Angaraes, Peru, as well as San Gabrie located in the province of General Sánchez Cerro, in the Moquegua region. The company owns interests in Colquijirca, La Zanja, Cerro Verde, El Brocal, Coimolache, Yumpaq, San Gregorio mines, and Trapiche mining unit. In addition, it produces monohydrate manganese sulphate; and operates hydroelectric power plants. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. was incorporated in 1953 and is based in Lima, Peru.

About Augusta Gold

Augusta Gold Corp., a junior exploration company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and other metals. The company holds interests in the Bullfrog gold project located in the Bullfrog Hills of Nye County, Nevada. It also owns, controls, or has acquired mineral rights on Federal patented and unpatented mining claims in the state of Nevada for the purpose of exploration and potential development of metals on a total of approximately 7,800 acres of land. The company was formerly known as Bullfrog Gold Corp. and changed its name to Augusta Gold Corp. in January 2021. Augusta Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.