Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) versus Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:BFGCD) Critical Contrast

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Augusta Gold and Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Augusta Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	1	0	1	0	2.00

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a consensus price target of $16.50, suggesting a potential upside of 39.95%. Given Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is more favorable than Augusta Gold.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	32.40%	6.30%	4.46%

Risk & Volatility

Augusta Gold has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.12)	-5.75
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	$823.84 million	N/A	$19.85 million	$1.41	8.36

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Augusta Gold. Augusta Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. beats Augusta Gold on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Augusta Gold

Augusta Gold Corp., a junior exploration company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and other metals. The company holds interests in the Bullfrog gold project located in the Bullfrog Hills of Nye County, Nevada. It also owns, controls, or has acquired mineral rights on Federal patented and unpatented mining claims in the state of Nevada for the purpose of exploration and potential development of metals on a total of approximately 7,800 acres of land. The company was formerly known as Bullfrog Gold Corp. and changed its name to Augusta Gold Corp. in January 2021. Augusta Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.