Diamond Discoveries International (OTCMKTS:DMDD) and Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) Head to Head Analysis

Centrus Energy (NYSE:LEU) and Diamond Discoveries International (OTCMKTS:DMDD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Centrus Energy and Diamond Discoveries International’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centrus Energy	19.24%	138.38%	10.81%
Diamond Discoveries International	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Centrus Energy and Diamond Discoveries International, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centrus Energy	0	2	1	0	2.33
Diamond Discoveries International	0	0	0	0	0.00

Centrus Energy presently has a consensus price target of $92.00, indicating a potential upside of 20.66%. Given Centrus Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Centrus Energy is more favorable than Diamond Discoveries International.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

50.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Centrus Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Centrus Energy and Diamond Discoveries International”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centrus Energy	$320.20 million	3.91	$84.40 million	$4.79	15.92
Diamond Discoveries International	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Centrus Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Diamond Discoveries International.

Summary

Centrus Energy beats Diamond Discoveries International on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Centrus Energy

Centrus Energy Corp. supplies nuclear fuel components and services for the nuclear power industry in the United States, Belgium, Japan, and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Low-Enriched Uranium (LEU) and Technical Solutions. The LEU segment sells separative work units (SWU) components of LEU; natural uranium hexafluoride, uranium concentrates, and uranium conversion; and enriched uranium products to utilities that operate nuclear power plants. The Technical Solutions segment offers technical, manufacturing, engineering, and operations services to public and private sector customers. The company was formerly known as USEC Inc. and changed its name to Centrus Energy Corp. in September 2014. Centrus Energy Corp. was incorporated in 1998 and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland.

About Diamond Discoveries International

Diamond Discoveries International Corp. operates as a mineral exploration company. It focuses on the exploration of diamonds, chromium, and gold; and platinum group elements, such as platinum, palladium, and rhodium on its Caribou Property in Thetford Mines, Quebec. The company was founded in 2000 and is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Thetford Mines, Canada. It also has executive offices in New York, New York; and Burlington, Canada.