Head to Head Comparison: Wealth Minerals (OTCMKTS:WMLLF) & Franklin Mining (OTCMKTS:FMNJ)

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.1% of Wealth Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 20.0% of Franklin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

Wealth Minerals has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin Mining has a beta of -0.34, suggesting that its share price is 134% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Wealth Minerals and Franklin Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wealth Minerals	N/A	-1,111.33%	-952.56%
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Wealth Minerals and Franklin Mining”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wealth Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$38.30 million	($0.11)	-0.52
Franklin Mining	N/A	N/A	-$430,000.00	($0.03)	-0.04

Wealth Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franklin Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Franklin Mining beats Wealth Minerals on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Wealth Minerals

Wealth Minerals Ltd., a junior mineral resource exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada, Chile, Peru, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for lithium, as well as for precious metal and copper deposits. Its flagship property is the 100% owned Atacama project that comprises 144 exploration concessions covering an area of approximately 46,200 hectares located in the Atacama Salar in Region II of Antofagasta, northern Chile. Wealth Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Franklin Mining

Franklin Mining, Inc., a mining and exploration company, acquires and develops mineral properties. The company explores for gold, silver, lead, and zinc deposits. It owns interests in the La Joya mining concession in Bolivia; and Madre de Dios Area, Ch-Mine, and Los Totems project in Peru. The company was formerly known as WCM Capital, Inc. Franklin Mining, Inc. was founded in 1864 and is based in Carson City, Nevada.