Entrée Resources (OTCMKTS:ERLFF – Get Rating) and Alexco Resource (NYSE:AXU – Get Rating) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares Entrée Resources and Alexco Resource's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

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Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.3% of Alexco Resource shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Entrée Resources has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alexco Resource has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Entrée Resources and Alexco Resource's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Alexco Resource has higher revenue and earnings than Entrée Resources. Entrée Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alexco Resource, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Entrée Resources and Alexco Resource, as reported by MarketBeat.

Entrée Resources presently has a consensus target price of $1.05, indicating a potential upside of 62.79%. Alexco Resource has a consensus target price of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 564.76%. Given Alexco Resource's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alexco Resource is more favorable than Entrée Resources.

Summary

Alexco Resource beats Entrée Resources on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Entrée Resources

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Entrée Resources Ltd., an exploration stage company, engages in the development and exploration of mineral property interests located in Mongolia, Peru, Australia, and Canada. Its principal asset is the Entrée/Oyu Tolgoi joint venture property comprising Hugo North Extension copper-gold porphyry deposit and the Heruga copper-gold-molybdenum porphyry deposit located in Mongolia. The company was formerly known as Entrée Gold Inc. and changed its name to Entrée Resources Ltd. in May 2017. Entrée Resources Ltd. was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Alexco Resource

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Alexco Resource Corp. engages in the mineral exploration, evaluation, development, and operational activities primarily in Yukon Territory, Canada. The company explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold deposits. It owns interests in the majority of the historic Keno Hill Silver District project that comprises the Flame & Moth, Bermingham, Lucky Queen, Bellekeno, and Onek deposits, as well as 722 quartz mining leases, 873 quartz claims, 24 placer mining claims, 1 quartz mining license and 50% of 3 quartz mining leases, 2 crown grants, and 6 fee simple lots and 7 surface leases located in Yukon Territory. Alexco Resource Corp. was incorporated in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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