Risk & Volatility
Mountain Province Diamonds has a beta of 2.14, meaning that its share price is 114% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Jaguar Mining has a beta of 2.75, meaning that its share price is 175% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
0.4% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are held by institutional investors. 4.8% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares Mountain Province Diamonds and Jaguar Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Mountain Province Diamonds | -31.87% | -3.67% | -1.50% |
| Jaguar Mining | 28.17% | 26.75% | 17.80% |
Valuation and Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Mountain Province Diamonds | $243.43 million | 0.04 | -$32.35 million | ($0.33) | -0.13 |
| Jaguar Mining | $97.23 million | 1.52 | -$150,000.00 | $0.50 | 4.10 |
Jaguar Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Mountain Province Diamonds. Mountain Province Diamonds is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jaguar Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Jaguar Mining beats Mountain Province Diamonds on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Mountain Province Diamonds
Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. focuses on the mining and marketing of rough diamonds worldwide. The company holds a 49% interest in the Gahcho Kué mine comprising mining leases covering an area of 5,216 hectares; and 100% of the mineral rights of the Kennady North consisting of 22 federal leases and 97 claims covering an area of 113,000 hectares located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. The company was formerly known as Mountain Province Mining Inc. and changed its name to Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. in October 2000. Mountain Province Diamonds Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
About Jaguar Mining
Jaguar Mining, Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, development and operation of gold producing properties in Brazil. Its mining operations include Turmalina, Paciência and Caeté. The firm is also developing the Grurupi Project and exploring the Iron Quadrangle and Pedra Branca Project. The company was founded by Daniel R. Titcomb in 1984 and is headquartered Toronto, Canada.
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