Northern Dynasty Minerals (NASDAQ:NAK) vs. Corvus Gold (OTCMKTS:CORVF) Critical Comparison

Northern Dynasty Minerals (NASDAQ:NAK) and Corvus Gold (OTCMKTS:CORVF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Northern Dynasty Minerals and Corvus Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00
Corvus Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

Northern Dynasty Minerals presently has a consensus price target of $2.50, suggesting a potential upside of 13.12%. Given Northern Dynasty Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Northern Dynasty Minerals is more favorable than Corvus Gold.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Northern Dynasty Minerals and Corvus Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.12)	-18.42
Corvus Gold	N/A	N/A	-$8.21 million	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Northern Dynasty Minerals and Corvus Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	N/A
Corvus Gold	N/A	-71.79%	-68.52%

Volatility and Risk

Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of -0.11, indicating that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Corvus Gold has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

10.6% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Corvus Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 2.2% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Corvus Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Northern Dynasty Minerals beats Corvus Gold on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Northern Dynasty Minerals

Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in the United States. Its principal mineral property is the Pebble Copper-Gold-Molybdenum-Silver-Rhenium project comprising 1,840 mineral claims that covers an area of approximately 274 square miles located in southwest Alaska, 17 miles from the villages of Iliamna and Newhalen, and approximately 200 miles southwest of the city of Anchorage. The company was formerly known as Northern Dynasty Explorations Ltd. and changed its name to Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. in October 1997. Northern Dynasty Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1983 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Corvus Gold

Corvus Gold, Inc. mineral exploration company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties. The company was founded on April 13, 2010 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.