enCore Energy (NASDAQ:EU – Get Free Report) and Ivanhoe Mines (OTCMKTS:IVPAF – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for enCore Energy and Ivanhoe Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| enCore Energy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2.80 |
| Ivanhoe Mines | 0 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2.56 |
enCore Energy currently has a consensus price target of $3.83, indicating a potential upside of 185.01%. Ivanhoe Mines has a consensus price target of $15.20, indicating a potential upside of 102.40%. Given enCore Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe enCore Energy is more favorable than Ivanhoe Mines.
Earnings & Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| enCore Energy | $43.15 million | 6.05 | -$56.86 million | ($0.15) | -8.97 |
| Ivanhoe Mines | $441.61 million | 24.26 | $261.55 million | $0.09 | 83.44 |
Ivanhoe Mines has higher revenue and earnings than enCore Energy. enCore Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ivanhoe Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Volatility & Risk
enCore Energy has a beta of 2, suggesting that its stock price is 100% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ivanhoe Mines has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
20.9% of enCore Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of enCore 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.
Profitability
This table compares enCore Energy and Ivanhoe Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| enCore Energy | -62.96% | -21.98% | -14.52% |
| Ivanhoe Mines | 24.86% | 5.14% | 3.87% |
Summary
Ivanhoe Mines beats enCore Energy on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
About enCore Energy
enCore Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of uranium resource properties in the United States. It holds a 100% interest in Crownpoint and Hosta Butte uranium project area covers 3,020 acres located in the Grants Uranium Belt, New Mexico. The company also holds interest in the Marquez-Juan Tafoya property comprises 14,582 acres located in McKinley and Sandoval counties of New Mexico; and the Nose Rock project comprising 42 owned unpatented lode mining claims comprising approximately 800 acres located in McKinley County, New Mexico. In addition, it holds interest in the White Canyon District and Utah property package, including the Geitus, Blue Jay, Marcy Look, and Cedar Mountain projects located to the northwest of the White Mesa Mill at Blanding County, Utah. Further, the company holds a 100% interest in Dewey Burdock project comprises approximately 12,613 surface acres and 16,962 net mineral acres located in South Dakota; Gas Hills project consists of approximately 1,280 surface acres and 12,960 net mineral acres of unpatented lode mining claims located in Wyoming; and West Largo project consist of approximately 3,840 acres located in McKinley County, New Mexico. Additionally, it holds a 100% interest in Ambrosia Lake – Treeline property consists of deeded mineral rights totaling 24,555 acres and unpatented mining claims covering approximately 1,700 acres; and Checkerboard mineral rights covering a land position of approximately 300,000 acres located in the Grants Uranium District. The company was formerly known as Wolfpack Gold Corp. and changed its name to enCore Energy Corp. in August 2014. enCore Energy Corp. is headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas.
About Ivanhoe Mines
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. engages in the mining, development, and exploration of minerals and precious metals primarily in Africa. It explores for platinum, palladium, nickel, copper, gold, rhodium, zinc, silver, germanium, and lead deposits. The company's projects include the Platreef project located in the Northern Limb of South Africa's Bushveld Complex; the Kipushi project located in Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo; and the Kamoa-Kakula project located within the Central African Copperbelt. It also holds a 100% interest in the Western Foreland exploration project covering an area of approximately 2,407 square kilometers located in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The company was formerly known as Ivanplats Limited and changed its name to Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. in August 2013. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.
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