Pure Energy Minerals (OTCMKTS:PEMIF – Get Rating) and Vale (NYSE:VALE – Get Rating) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.
Profitability
This table compares Pure Energy Minerals and Vale’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Pure Energy Minerals | -50.00% | -0.74% | -0.74% |
| Vale | 38.99% | 38.16% | 16.63% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Pure Energy Minerals and Vale, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Pure Energy Minerals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Vale | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.42 |
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.6% of Vale shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Pure Energy Minerals and Vale’s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Pure Energy Minerals | $400,000.00 | 57.79 | $60,000.00 | N/A | N/A |
| Vale | $43.84 billion | 1.39 | $18.79 billion | $3.53 | 3.86 |
Vale has higher revenue and earnings than Pure Energy Minerals.
Volatility & Risk
Pure Energy Minerals has a beta of 1.55, meaning that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vale has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Vale beats Pure Energy Minerals on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Pure Energy Minerals
Pure Energy Minerals Ltd. is a mineral resource company, which engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties. It focuses on lithium brine projects that are located in Clayton Valley, Nevada and Salta Province, Argentina. The company was founded by Jeremy Poirier on June 7, 1999 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Vale
Vale SA engages in the production and exportation of iron ore, pellets, manganese, and iron alloys. It operates through the following segments: Ferrous Minerals, Base Metals, and Coal. The Ferrous Minerals segment includes the production and extraction of iron ore, iron ore pellets, manganese, other ferrous products, and logistic services. The Base Metals segment involves the production and extraction of nickel and its by-products. The Coal segment consists of the production and extraction of metallurgical and thermal coal and its logistic services. The company was founded on June 1, 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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