Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) versus RCF Acquisition (NYSE:RCFA) Financial Contrast

RCF Acquisition (NYSE:RCFA) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.

Volatility and Risk

RCF Acquisition has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.67, meaning that its share price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares RCF Acquisition and Endeavour Silver’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RCF Acquisition	N/A	-79.90%	6.86%
Endeavour Silver	-6.53%	-1.25%	-0.99%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares RCF Acquisition and Endeavour Silver”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RCF Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$5.15 million	N/A	N/A
Endeavour Silver	$225.93 million	5.06	$6.12 million	($0.13)	-35.73

Endeavour Silver has higher revenue and earnings than RCF Acquisition.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations for RCF Acquisition and Endeavour Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RCF Acquisition	0	0	0	0	0.00
Endeavour Silver	0	1	4	0	2.80

Endeavour Silver has a consensus target price of $6.63, suggesting a potential upside of 42.63%. Given Endeavour Silver’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Endeavour Silver is more favorable than RCF Acquisition.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.6% of RCF Acquisition shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of RCF Acquisition shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats RCF Acquisition on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RCF Acquisition

RCF Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It focuses to target assets or businesses of scale across the critical minerals value chain that are poised to benefit over the long-term from the substantial market opportunity created by the global energy transition. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

About Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver Corp., a silver mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Chile and the United States. It explores for gold and silver deposits, and precious metals. The company was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name to Endeavour Silver Corp. in September 2004. Endeavour Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.