Eldorado Gold (OTCMKTS:ELDXF) and Golden Minerals (NYSE:AUMN) Critical Survey

Eldorado Gold (OTCMKTS:ELDXF) and Golden Minerals (NYSE:AUMN) are both mining companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Eldorado Gold and Golden Minerals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eldorado Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Golden Minerals	$300,000.00	8.81	-$9.23 million	($0.52)	-0.34

Eldorado Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Golden Minerals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

13.4% of Golden Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Golden Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Eldorado Gold and Golden Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eldorado Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Golden Minerals	N/A	-1,051.75%	-57.22%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Eldorado Gold and Golden Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eldorado Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
Golden Minerals	0	0	1	0	3.00

Golden Minerals has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 754.70%. Given Golden Minerals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Golden Minerals is more favorable than Eldorado Gold.

Summary

Golden Minerals beats Eldorado Gold on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Eldorado Gold

Eldorado Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining, exploration, development, and sale of mineral products primarily in Turkey, Canada, Greece, and Romania. The company primarily produces gold, as well as silver, lead, and zinc. It holds a 100% interest in the Kisladag and Efemcukuru gold mines located in western Turkey; 100% interest in Lamaque gold mines located in Canada; and Olympias, Stratoni, Skouries, Perama Hill, and Sapes gold mines located in Greece, as well as the 80.5% interest in Certej development projects located in Romania. The company was formerly known as Eldorado Corporation Ltd. and changed its name to Eldorado Gold Corporation in April 1996. Eldorado Gold Corporation was incorporated in 1992 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Golden Minerals

Golden Minerals Company, a precious metals exploration company explores for mineral properties in Argentina, Nevada, and Mexico. It explores for gold, silver, copper, zinc, lead, and other minerals. The company was formerly known as Apex Silver Mines Limited and changed its name to Golden Minerals Company in March 2009. Golden Minerals Company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.