Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF) versus Mountain Province Diamonds (OTCMKTS:MPVDF) Head to Head Contrast

Mountain Province Diamonds (OTCMKTS:MPVDF) and Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Risk and Volatility

Mountain Province Diamonds has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its stock price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Booker Minerals has a beta of 0.1, meaning that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Mountain Province Diamonds and Pacific Booker Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mountain Province Diamonds	-29.66%	-4.09%	-1.76%
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	-187.07%	-85.93%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Mountain Province Diamonds and Pacific Booker Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mountain Province Diamonds	0	0	0	0	N/A
Pacific Booker Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Mountain Province Diamonds and Pacific Booker Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mountain Province Diamonds	$243.43 million	0.10	-$32.35 million	($0.34)	-0.32
Pacific Booker Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$390,000.00	($0.04)	-22.00

Pacific Booker Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mountain Province Diamonds. Pacific Booker Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mountain Province Diamonds, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.5% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of Pacific Booker Minerals 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.

Summary

Mountain Province Diamonds beats Pacific Booker Minerals on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Mountain Province Diamonds

Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. focuses on the mining and marketing of rough diamonds worldwide. The company holds a 49% interest in the Gahcho Kué mine comprising mining leases covering an area of 5,216 hectares; and 100% of the mineral rights of the Kennady North consisting of 22 federal leases and 97 claims covering an area of 113,000 hectares located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The company was formerly known as Mountain Province Mining Inc. and changed its name to Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. in October 2000. Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Pacific Booker Minerals

Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in Canada. The company primarily explores for copper, gold, and molybdenum deposits. It holds interests in the Morrison property located in British Columbia. The company was formerly known as Booker Gold Explorations Limited and changed its name to Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. in February 2000. Pacific Booker Minerals Inc. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.