McEwen (NYSE:MUX) and Atlantic Gold (OTCMKTS:SPVEF) Head to Head Analysis

McEwen (NYSE:MUX) and Atlantic Gold (OTCMKTS:SPVEF) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

17.0% of McEwen shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of McEwen shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for McEwen and Atlantic Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
McEwen	1	1	3	0	2.40
Atlantic Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

McEwen presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, indicating a potential upside of 50.51%. Given McEwen’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe McEwen is more favorable than Atlantic Gold.

Profitability

This table compares McEwen and Atlantic Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
McEwen	32.46%	13.48%	9.13%
Atlantic Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares McEwen and Atlantic Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
McEwen	$248.44 million	4.59	$34.43 million	$1.26	14.76
Atlantic Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

McEwen has higher revenue and earnings than Atlantic Gold.

Summary

McEwen beats Atlantic Gold on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About McEwen

McEwen Mining Inc. engages in the exploration, development, production, and sale of gold and silver. It also explores for copper deposits. The company owns 100% interests in the El Gallo and Fenix projects located in Mexico; and the Black Fox Mine and Stock Mill, Grey Fox, and Froome and Tamarack properties in Canada. It also owns interests in the Fuller, Davidson-Tisdale, Buffalo Ankerite, and Paymaster exploration properties located in Canada; and a 49% interest in the San José mine located in Argentina. In addition, the company owns 100% interests in the Gold Bar and Tonkin properties located in Eureka County, Nevada; and interests in the Los Azules copper project located in the cordilleran region in the province of San Juan, Argentina. The company was formerly known as US Gold Corporation and changed its name to McEwen Mining Inc. in January 2012. McEwen Mining Inc. was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Atlantic Gold

Atlantic Gold Corporation engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties in Canada. It holds 63.2% effective ownership interests in the Touquoy gold project covering approximately 1,760 hectares; and 100% interest in the Beaver Dam gold, Cochrane Hill, and Fifteen Mile Stream projects located in Nova Scotia. The company was formerly known as Spur Ventures Inc. and changed its name to Atlantic Gold Corporation in August 2014. Atlantic Gold Corporation is based in Vancouver, Canada.