Pacific Booker Minerals (OTCMKTS:PBMLF – Get Free Report) and Foremost Clean Energy (NASDAQ:FMST – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
Profitability
This table compares Pacific Booker Minerals and Foremost Clean Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pacific Booker Minerals | N/A | N/A | -108.55% |
| Foremost Clean Energy | N/A | -17.94% | -16.19% |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Pacific Booker Minerals and Foremost Clean Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pacific Booker Minerals | N/A | N/A | -$460,000.00 | ($0.04) | -19.50 |
| Foremost Clean Energy | N/A | N/A | -$2.60 million | ($0.39) | -5.44 |
Pacific Booker Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foremost Clean Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Risk and Volatility
Pacific Booker Minerals has a beta of -1.11, indicating that its stock price is 211% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foremost Clean Energy has a beta of 6.32, indicating that its stock price is 532% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
0.1% of Foremost Clean Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.3% of Pacific Booker Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Pacific Booker Minerals and Foremost Clean Energy, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pacific Booker Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Foremost Clean Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
Summary
Foremost Clean Energy beats Pacific Booker Minerals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Foremost Clean Energy
Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. engages in uranium and lithium exploration. Its uranium properties include the Eastern Athabasca and Blue Sky projects. The firm also maintains a secondary portfolio of lithium projects including Zoro, Jean Lake, Peg North, Grass River, and Jol. It operates through the Canada and United States geographical segments. The company was founded on July 7, 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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