Jaguar Mining (OTCMKTS:JAGGD) vs. Mountain Province Diamonds (OTCMKTS:MPVDF) Head-To-Head Analysis

Volatility & Risk

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.

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%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Mountain Province Diamonds and Jaguar Mining”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mountain Province Diamonds	$243.43 million	0.04	-$32.35 million	($0.28)	-0.17
Jaguar Mining	$97.23 million	1.50	-$150,000.00	$0.50	4.03

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.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.4% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.8% of Mountain Province Diamonds shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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.