Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM – Get Free Report) and DeFi Technologies (OTC:DEFTF – Get Free Report) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Avino Silver & Gold Mines and DeFi Technologies, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3.00 |
| DeFi Technologies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4.00 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines presently has a consensus price target of $2.07, suggesting a potential upside of 9.35%. Given Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Avino Silver & Gold Mines is more favorable than DeFi Technologies.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | $66.18 million | 4.02 | $540,000.00 | $0.05 | 37.80 |
| DeFi Technologies | $7.67 million | 106.78 | -$15.03 million | $0.20 | 12.55 |
Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than DeFi Technologies. DeFi Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avino Silver & Gold Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Avino Silver & Gold Mines and DeFi Technologies’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Avino Silver & Gold Mines | 6.57% | 12.13% | 10.16% |
| DeFi Technologies | N/A | 184.49% | 13.66% |
Insider and Institutional Ownership
3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Avino Silver & Gold Mines beats DeFi Technologies on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Avino Silver & Gold Mines
Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. engages in the mining and exploration activities. It focuses on silver reserves in the Durango region of North Central Mexico. It operates through the Silver, Gold, and Copper segments. The company was founded on May 15, 1968 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About DeFi Technologies
DeFi Technologies Inc., a technology company, develops and lists exchange traded products in Canada, Bermuda, and the Cayman Islands. The company provides asset management services, such as investment vehicles, indirect exposure to underlying cryptocurrencies, digital asset indexes, and other decentralized finance instruments. It also participates in decentralized blockchain networks by processing data transactions that contribute to network security and stability, governance, and transaction validation. In addition, the company invests in decentralized finance companies in early-stage ventures. Further, it offers node management of decentralized protocols to support governance, security, and transaction validation for their networks. The company was formerly known as Valour Inc. and changed its name to DeFi Technologies Inc. in July 2023. DeFi Technologies Inc. was incorporated in 1986 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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