Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) vs. Endurance Exploration Group (OTCMKTS:EXPL) Head-To-Head Comparison

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) and Endurance Exploration Group (OTCMKTS:EXPL) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Fortuna Mining has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endurance Exploration Group has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Fortuna Mining and Endurance Exploration Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortuna Mining	1	4	2	0	2.14
Endurance Exploration Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Fortuna Mining currently has a consensus price target of $8.25, indicating a potential downside of 7.25%. Given Fortuna Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Fortuna Mining is more favorable than Endurance Exploration Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.8% of Fortuna Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortuna Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.3% of Endurance Exploration Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fortuna Mining and Endurance Exploration Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortuna Mining	$1.06 billion	2.57	$128.74 million	$0.50	17.79
Endurance Exploration Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Fortuna Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Endurance Exploration Group.

Profitability

This table compares Fortuna Mining and Endurance Exploration Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortuna Mining	14.36%	12.74%	8.99%
Endurance Exploration Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Fortuna Mining beats Endurance Exploration Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fortuna Mining

Fortuna Mining Corp. engages in the precious and base metal mining in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Côte d’Ivoire. It operates through Mansfield, Sanu, Sango, Cuzcatlan, Bateas, and Corporate segments. The company primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold. Its flagship project is the Séguéla gold mine, which consists of approximately 62,000 hectares and is located in the Worodougou Region of the Woroba District, Côte d’Ivoire. The company was formerly known as Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. and changed its name to Fortuna Mining Corp. in June 2024. Fortuna Mining Corp. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Endurance Exploration Group

Endurance Exploration Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and recovery of deep-ocean shipwrecks worldwide. The company focuses on aquatic research, survey, inspection, and recovery, as well as maritime contract and consulting services. It also recovers bullion precious metals, numismatic-grade coinage, non-ferrous metals, and other valuable cargos from historic and modern shipwrecks. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Clearwater, Florida.