Comparing Victoria Gold (OTCMKTS:BGMZF) and HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM)

HudBay Minerals (NYSE:HBM) and Victoria Gold (OTCMKTS:BGMZF) are both materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares HudBay Minerals and Victoria Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HudBay Minerals	27.48%	9.47%	5.44%
Victoria Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional & Insider Ownership

57.8% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of HudBay Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for HudBay Minerals and Victoria Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HudBay Minerals	0	2	11	0	2.85
Victoria Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

HudBay Minerals currently has a consensus target price of $31.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.84%. Given HudBay Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe HudBay Minerals is more favorable than Victoria Gold.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares HudBay Minerals and Victoria Gold”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HudBay Minerals	$2.47 billion	5.33	$568.50 million	$1.70	17.41
Victoria Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

HudBay Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Victoria Gold.

Summary

HudBay Minerals beats Victoria Gold on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About HudBay Minerals

Hudbay Minerals Inc., a diversified mining company, focuses on the exploration, development, operation, and optimization of properties in North and South America. It produces copper concentrates containing gold, silver, and molybdenum; gold concentrates containing zinc; zinc concentrates; molybdenum concentrates; and silver/gold doré. The company's flagship project is the 100% owned Constancia mine located in the Province of Chumbivilcas in southern Peru. Hudbay Minerals Inc. was founded in 1927 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About Victoria Gold

Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of gold properties in Canada. The company focuses on the development of Cariboo Mining District located in Central British Columbia. It controls approximately 195,000 hectares of mineral tenures and Crown-Granted mineral claims, as well as a block of contiguous mineral tenures package centered around the Town of Wells, which is located to the east of Quesnel. The company was formerly known as International Wayside Gold Mines Ltd. and changed its name to Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. in January 2010. Barkerville Gold Mines Ltd. was incorporated in 1970 and is based in Toronto, Canada.