Financial Review: Scorpio Gold (OTCMKTS:SRCRF) and SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC)

SunCoke Energy (NYSE:SXC) and Scorpio Gold (OTCMKTS:SRCRF) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

Profitability

This table compares SunCoke Energy and Scorpio Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SunCoke Energy	-2.88%	6.37%	2.28%
Scorpio Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares SunCoke Energy and Scorpio Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SunCoke Energy	$1.84 billion	0.45	-$44.20 million	($0.64)	-15.19
Scorpio Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.02)	-14.59

Scorpio Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SunCoke Energy. SunCoke Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scorpio Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

90.5% of SunCoke Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.6% of Scorpio Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of SunCoke Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for SunCoke Energy and Scorpio Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SunCoke Energy	1	1	0	0	1.50
Scorpio Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

SunCoke Energy currently has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential downside of 7.41%. Given SunCoke Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe SunCoke Energy is more favorable than Scorpio Gold.

Summary

SunCoke Energy beats Scorpio Gold on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About SunCoke Energy

SunCoke Energy, Inc. operates as an independent producer of coke in the Americas and Brazil. The company operates through three segments: Domestic Coke, Brazil Coke, and Logistics. It offers metallurgical and thermal coal. The company also provides handling and/or mixing services to steel, coke, electric utility, coal producing, and other manufacturing based customers. In addition, it owns and operates cokemaking facilities in the United States and Brazil. The company was founded in 1960 and is headquartered in Lisle, Illinois.

About Scorpio Gold

Scorpio Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploitation, exploration, and development of mineral resource properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold and silver deposits. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.