Head-To-Head Contrast: Ivanhoe Mines (OTCMKTS:IVPAF) vs. Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR)

Ivanhoe Mines (OTCMKTS:IVPAF) and Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Ivanhoe Mines and Vox Royalty, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ivanhoe Mines	0	5	3	2	2.70
Vox Royalty	1	1	0	0	1.50

Ivanhoe Mines presently has a consensus price target of $15.20, suggesting a potential upside of 90.95%. Given Ivanhoe Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Ivanhoe Mines is more favorable than Vox Royalty.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and Vox Royalty”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ivanhoe Mines	$441.61 million	25.71	$261.55 million	$0.19	41.89
Vox Royalty	$16.62 million	22.14	$5.89 million	$0.07	76.29

Ivanhoe Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Vox Royalty. Ivanhoe Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vox Royalty, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Ivanhoe Mines and Vox Royalty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ivanhoe Mines	59.23%	4.90%	3.69%
Vox Royalty	35.42%	0.71%	0.58%

Summary

Ivanhoe Mines beats Vox Royalty on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. engages in the mining, development, and exploration of minerals and precious metals primarily in Africa. It explores for platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold, rhodium, zinc, silver, germanium, and lead deposits. The company's projects include the Platreef project located in the Northern Limb of South Africa's Bushveld Complex; the Kipushi project located in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo; and the Kamoa-Kakula project located within the Central African Copperbelt. It also holds a 100% interest in the Western Foreland exploration project covering an area of approximately 2,407 square kilometers located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company was formerly known as Ivanplats Limited and changed its name to Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in August 2013. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.