Head-To-Head Survey: United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) vs. Vale (NYSE:VALE)

United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY) and Vale (NYSE:VALE) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Profitability

This table compares United States Antimony and Vale’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
United States Antimony	-44.60%	-5.29%	-4.86%
Vale	5.11%	19.87%	8.58%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

9.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares United States Antimony and Vale”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
United States Antimony	$39.26 million	18.62	-$4.34 million	($0.13)	-37.56
Vale	$38.40 billion	1.80	$2.35 billion	$0.49	31.03

Vale has higher revenue and earnings than United States Antimony. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

United States Antimony has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.49, indicating that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for United States Antimony and Vale, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
United States Antimony	1	0	4	0	2.60
Vale	1	12	2	1	2.19

United States Antimony presently has a consensus target price of $10.12, suggesting a potential upside of 107.35%. Vale has a consensus target price of $16.04, suggesting a potential upside of 5.47%. Given United States Antimony’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe United States Antimony is more favorable than Vale.

Summary

Vale beats United States Antimony on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About United States Antimony

United States Antimony Corporation produces and sells antimony, silver, gold, precious metals, and zeolite products in the United States, and Canada. It operates through Antimony, Zeolite, and Precious Metals segments. The company offers antimony oxide that is primarily used in conjunction with a halogen to form a synergistic flame retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as well as color fastener in paints and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs; antimony trisulfide used as a primer in ammunition; and antimony metal for use in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance. The company also offers coarse and fine zeolite for soil amendment and fertilizer, water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, and animal nutrition applications, as well as in catalysts, petroleum refining, concrete, solar energy and heat exchange, desiccants, pellet binding, horse and kitty litter, and floor cleaners, as well as carriers for insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides. In addition, it recovers unrefined and refined gold and silver. United States Antimony Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Thompson Falls, Montana.

About Vale

Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Energy Transition Materials segment produces and extracts nickel used to produce stainless steel, electric vehicles, and metal alloys; and its by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, platinum, and others, as well as copper used in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.