Idaho Strategic Resources (OTCMKTS:NJMC – Get Rating) and Gold Resource (NYSE:GORO – Get Rating) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends and valuation.
Risk and Volatility
Idaho Strategic Resources has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold Resource has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Idaho Strategic Resources and Gold Resource’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Idaho Strategic Resources | $5.68 million | 20.75 | -$640,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Gold Resource | $138.72 million | 0.73 | -$6.32 million | $0.07 | 16.29 |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
6.1% of Idaho Strategic Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.6% of Gold Resource shares are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of Idaho Strategic Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Gold Resource shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Idaho Strategic Resources and Gold Resource, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Idaho Strategic Resources | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Gold Resource | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
Gold Resource has a consensus price target of $4.63, indicating a potential upside of 305.70%. Given Gold Resource’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gold Resource is more favorable than Idaho Strategic Resources.
Profitability
This table compares Idaho Strategic Resources and Gold Resource’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Idaho Strategic Resources | -31.71% | -21.53% | -14.93% |
| Gold Resource | 4.14% | 4.94% | 2.82% |
Summary
Gold Resource beats Idaho Strategic Resources on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Idaho Strategic Resources
Idaho Strategic Resources, Inc. engages in the exploring, developing, and extracting gold, silver, and base metal mineral resources in the Greater Coeur d'Alene Mining District of North Idaho and Western Montana. It owns 100% interest in the Golden Chest Mine that consists of 25 patented mining claims covering an area of 280 acres and 90 unpatented claims mine covering an area of 1,390 acres located in Murray, Idaho. The company was formerly known as New Jersey Mining Company. The company was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
About Gold Resource
Gold Resource Corp. engages in the production of metal concentrates. It includes gold, silver, copper, lead and zinc, and doré containing gold and silver. It operates through the following geographical segments: Mexico, Nevada, and Corporate and Other. The company was founded by David C. Reid and William W. Reid on August 24, 1998 and is headquartered in Denver, CO.
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