Vale (NYSE:VALE – Get Free Report) and United States Antimony (NYSE:UAMY – Get Free Report) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Risk & Volatility
Vale has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, United States Antimony has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Vale and United States Antimony, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Vale | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2.13 |
| United States Antimony | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2.60 |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Vale and United States Antimony”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Vale | $38.40 billion | 1.81 | $2.35 billion | $0.49 | 31.18 |
| United States Antimony | $39.26 million | 19.94 | -$4.34 million | ($0.13) | -40.23 |
Vale has higher revenue and earnings than United States Antimony. United States Antimony is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vale, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
21.9% of Vale shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.5% of United States Antimony shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Profitability
This table compares Vale and United States Antimony’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Vale | 5.11% | 19.87% | 8.58% |
| United States Antimony | -44.60% | -5.29% | -4.86% |
Summary
Vale beats United States Antimony on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Vale
Vale S.A., together with its subsidiaries, produces and sells iron ore and iron ore pellets for use as raw materials in steelmaking in Brazil and internationally. The company operates through Iron Solutions and Energy Transition Materials segments. The Iron Solutions segment produces and extracts iron ore and pellets, manganese, and other ferrous products; and provides related logistic services. The Energy Transition Materials segment produces and extracts nickel used to produce stainless steel, electric vehicles, and metal alloys; and its by-products, such as gold, silver, cobalt, precious metals, platinum, and others, as well as copper used in the construction sector to produce pipes and electrical wires. The company was formerly known as Companhia Vale do Rio Doce and changed its name to Vale S.A. in May 2009. Vale S.A. was founded in 1942 and is headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
About United States Antimony
United States Antimony Corporation produces and sells antimony, silver, gold, precious metals, and zeolite products in the United States, and Canada. It operates through Antimony, Zeolite, and Precious Metals segments. The company offers antimony oxide that is primarily used in conjunction with a halogen to form a synergistic flame retardant system for plastics, rubber, fiberglass, textile goods, paints, coatings, and paper, as well as color fastener in paints and as a phosphorescent agent in fluorescent light bulbs; antimony trisulfide used as a primer in ammunition; and antimony metal for use in bearings, storage batteries, and ordnance. The company also offers coarse and fine zeolite for soil amendment and fertilizer, water filtration, sewage treatment, nuclear waste and other environmental cleanup, odor control, gas separation, and animal nutrition applications, as well as in catalysts, petroleum refining, concrete, solar energy and heat exchange, desiccants, pellet binding, horse and kitty litter, and floor cleaners, as well as carriers for insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides. In addition, it recovers unrefined and refined gold and silver. United States Antimony Corporation was founded in 1968 and is based in Thompson Falls, Montana.
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