Head to Head Review: Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) versus Battle North Gold (OTCMKTS:BNAUF)

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) and Battle North Gold (OTCMKTS:BNAUF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Volatility & Risk

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Battle North Gold has a beta of 1.77, indicating that its share price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Battle North Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	9.54%	3.17%	2.25%
Battle North Gold	N/A	-83.80%	-42.62%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Battle North Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	1	0	1	0	2.00
Battle North Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.13%.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Battle North Gold”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	$989.00 million	3.47	$19.85 million	$0.06	225.17
Battle North Gold	N/A	N/A	-$15.90 million	N/A	N/A

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Battle North Gold.

Summary

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. beats Battle North Gold on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. engages in the exploration, development, construction, and operation of mineral processing business. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper metals. It operates operating mining units, including Tambomayo located in the Caylloma province, Orcopampa Unit located in the province of Castilla, Uchucchacua located in province of Oyón, Julcani located in province of Angaraes, Peru, as well as San Gabrie located in the province of General Sánchez Cerro, in the Moquegua region. The company owns interests in Colquijirca, La Zanja, Cerro Verde, El Brocal, Coimolache, Yumpaq, San Gregorio mines, and Trapiche mining unit. In addition, it produces monohydrate manganese sulphate; and operates hydroelectric power plants. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. was incorporated in 1953 and is based in Lima, Peru.

About Battle North Gold

Battle North Gold Corporation engages in the exploration of gold properties in Canada and the United States. Its flagship project is the Bateman Gold Project located in the Red Lake gold district in Ontario, Canada. The company also holds approximately 282 square kilometers of mineral claims in the Red Lake area; and owns a gold exploration project on the Long Canyon gold trend near the Nevada-Utah border in the United States. The company was formerly known as Rubicon Minerals Corporation and changed its name to Battle North Gold Corporation in July 2020. Battle North Gold Corporation was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.