Lundin Mining (OTC:LUNMF) & Pelangio Exploration (OTCMKTS:PGXPF) Head to Head Review

Pelangio Exploration (OTCMKTS:PGXPF) and Lundin Mining (OTC:LUNMF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Pelangio Exploration and Lundin Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pelangio Exploration	N/A	N/A	-325.10%
Lundin Mining	-5.15%	5.27%	3.05%

Volatility and Risk

Pelangio Exploration has a beta of -0.14, suggesting that its stock price is 114% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Pelangio Exploration and Lundin Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pelangio Exploration	0	0	0	0	0.00
Lundin Mining	0	1	0	0	2.00

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.1% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Lundin Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pelangio Exploration and Lundin Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pelangio Exploration	N/A	N/A	-$1.03 million	N/A	N/A
Lundin Mining	$3.42 billion	1.87	$241.56 million	($0.26)	-28.38

Lundin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Pelangio Exploration.

Summary

Lundin Mining beats Pelangio Exploration on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pelangio Exploration

Pelangio Exploration Inc., a mineral exploration company, engages in acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral properties. It holds interests in various gold properties in Ghana and Canada. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Lundin Mining

LUNDIN MINING CORPORATION is a rapidly growing, diversified base metals mining company with operations in Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Ireland. The Company currently has six mines in operation producing copper, nickel, lead and zinc. In addition, Lundin Mining holds a development project pipeline which includes the world class Tenke Fungurume copper cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Ozernoe zinc project in Russia. The Company holds an extensive exploration portfolio and interests in international mining and exploration ventures.