Reviewing Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) & Nexus Uranium (OTCMKTS:GIDMF)

Nexus Uranium (OTCMKTS:GIDMF) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Nexus Uranium and Avino Silver & Gold Mines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Nexus Uranium	0	0	0	0	0.00
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	0	0	3	0	3.00

Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a consensus price target of $1.77, suggesting a potential upside of 48.46%. Given Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Avino Silver & Gold Mines is more favorable than Nexus Uranium.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Nexus Uranium and Avino Silver & Gold Mines”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Nexus Uranium	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	$43.89 million	3.67	$540,000.00	N/A	N/A

Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Nexus Uranium.

Profitability

This table compares Nexus Uranium and Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nexus Uranium	N/A	N/A	N/A
Avino Silver & Gold Mines	3.07%	9.26%	7.72%

Summary

Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats Nexus Uranium on 9 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Nexus Uranium

Nexus Uranium Corp. engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral property assets in Canada. It explores for uranium, gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company holds an option to acquire 90% interest in the Wray Mesa uranium project with 308 unpatented mining claims covering 6,282 acres located in the Uruvan mining district in Utah. It also holds interests in the Independence gold project located to the southwest of Battle Mountain, Nevada; and the Napoleon property located in Kamloops, British Columbia, Canada, as well as a portfolio of quartz mining claims located in eastern Yukon, Canada. The company was formerly known as Golden Independence Mining Corp. and changed its name to Nexus Uranium Corp. in November 2023. Nexus Uranium Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Avino Silver & Gold Mines

Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of mineral properties in Canada. It primarily explores for silver, gold, and copper deposits. The company owns interests in 42 mineral claims and four leased mineral claims, including Avino mine area property comprising four exploration concessions covering 154.4 hectares, 24 exploitation concessions covering 1,284.7 hectares, and one leased exploitation concession covering 98.83 hectares; Gomez Palacio property consists of nine exploration concessions covering 2,549 hectares; and Unification La Platosa properties, which include three leased concessions located in the state of Durango, Mexico. It also owns 100% interests in the Minto and Olympic-Kelvin properties located in British Columbia, Canada; and 14 quartz leases in Eagle property located in the Mayo Mining Division of Yukon, Canada. The company was incorporated in 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.