Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) and Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) Head-To-Head Survey

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. (NYSE:BVN) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Sigma Lithium”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	$823.84 million	N/A	$19.85 million	$1.41	8.66
Sigma Lithium	$134.24 million	10.95	-$28.33 million	$0.09	147.00

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has higher revenue and earnings than Sigma Lithium. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sigma Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 19.3% of Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Sigma Lithium, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	1	0	1	0	2.00
Sigma Lithium	0	0	2	0	3.00

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. currently has a consensus price target of $16.50, indicating a potential upside of 35.14%. Sigma Lithium has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 85.19%. Given Sigma Lithium’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A..

Volatility & Risk

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. and Sigma Lithium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.	32.40%	6.30%	4.46%
Sigma Lithium	4.28%	6.18%	2.41%

Summary

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. beats Sigma Lithium on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.

Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. engages in the exploration, development, construction, and operation of mineral processing business. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, zinc, and copper metals. It operates operating mining units, including Tambomayo located in the Caylloma province, Orcopampa Unit located in the province of Castilla, Uchucchacua located in province of Oyón, Julcani located in province of Angaraes, Peru, as well as San Gabrie located in the province of General Sánchez Cerro, in the Moquegua region. The company owns interests in Colquijirca, La Zanja, Cerro Verde, El Brocal, Coimolache, Yumpaq, San Gregorio mines, and Trapiche mining unit. In addition, it produces monohydrate manganese sulphate; and operates hydroelectric power plants. Compañía de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A. was incorporated in 1953 and is based in Lima, Peru.

About Sigma Lithium

Sigma Lithium Corporation engages in the exploration and development of lithium deposits in Brazil. It holds a 100% interest in the Grota do Cirilo, Genipapo, Santa Clara, and São José properties comprising 29 mineral rights covering an area of approximately 185 square kilometers located in the Araçuaí and Itinga regions of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It serves electric vehicle industries worldwide. The company was formerly known as Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation and changed its name to Sigma Lithium Corporation in July 2021. The company is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.