Excellon Resources (NYSE:EXN – Get Rating) and Rare Element Resources (OTCMKTS:REEMF – Get Rating) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Excellon Resources and Rare Element Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.

Volatility & Risk

Excellon Resources has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rare Element Resources has a beta of -0.33, suggesting that its share price is 133% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.3% of Excellon Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Rare Element Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Rare Element Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Excellon Resources and Rare Element Resources' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Excellon Resources and Rare Element Resources' gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Rare Element Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Excellon Resources. Rare Element Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Excellon Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Excellon Resources beats Rare Element Resources on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

Excellon Resources Company Profile (Get Rating)

Excellon Resources Inc., a silver mining and exploration company, acquires, explores, develops, and exploits mineral properties in Mexico and Canada. The company primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold deposits. It holds 100% interests in the Platosa property covering an area of approximately 11,000 hectares located in Durango State, Mexico; the Evolución property that covers an area of 45,000 hectares situated in the states of Durango and Zacatecas, Mexico; and the Silver City Project totaling an area of 164 square kilometers in Saxony, Germany. It also holds 100% interests in the Kilgore Project that covers an area of 6,788 located in Clark County, Southeastern Idaho; and the Oakley Project covering an area of 2,833 hectares in Oakley, Idaho. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Rare Element Resources Company Profile (Get Rating)

Rare Element Resources Ltd. engages in the exploration of mineral properties in the United States. It holds a 100% interest in the Bear Lodge property that comprises the Bear Lodge REE project and the Sundance Gold project located in central Crook County, northeast Wyoming. The company is headquartered in Littleton, Colorado.

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