Head to Head Contrast: Almonty Industries (NASDAQ:ALM) versus First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF)

First Quantum Minerals (OTCMKTS:FQVLF) and Almonty Industries (NASDAQ:ALM) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares First Quantum Minerals and Almonty Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Quantum Minerals	2.65%	-0.03%	-0.02%
Almonty Industries	125.89%	9.19%	3.97%

Risk & Volatility

First Quantum Minerals has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Almonty Industries has a beta of 4.15, indicating that its share price is 315% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for First Quantum Minerals and Almonty Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Quantum Minerals	1	1	6	1	2.78
Almonty Industries	0	2	5	1	2.88

Almonty Industries has a consensus price target of $23.04, indicating a potential upside of 147.76%. Given Almonty Industries’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Almonty Industries is more favorable than First Quantum Minerals.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares First Quantum Minerals and Almonty Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
First Quantum Minerals	$5.24 billion	3.91	-$28.00 million	$0.20	122.70
Almonty Industries	$23.27 million	115.14	-$115.88 million	$0.16	58.12

First Quantum Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Almonty Industries. Almonty Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Quantum Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Almonty Industries beats First Quantum Minerals on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About First Quantum Minerals

First Quantum Minerals Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, development, and production of mineral properties. It primarily explores for copper, nickel, pyrite, silver, gold, and zinc ores, as well as produces acid. The company has operating mines located in Zambia, Panama, Finland, Turkey, Spain, Australia, and Mauritania, as well as a development project in Zambia. It is exploring the Taca Taca copper-gold-molybdenum project in Argentina, as well as the Haquira copper deposit in Peru. The company was formerly known as First Quantum Ventures Ltd. and changed its name to First Quantum Minerals Ltd. in July 1996. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Almonty Industries

Almonty Industries Inc. is a producer of tungsten concentrate. The Company is currently mining, processing and shipping tungsten concentrate from its Panasqueira Mine in Portugal. Almonty Industries Inc. is based in TORONTO.