Reviewing China Shenhua Energy (OTCMKTS:CSUAY) & Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF)

Pine Valley Mining (OTCMKTS:PVMCF) and China Shenhua Energy (OTCMKTS:CSUAY) are both energy companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for Pine Valley Mining and China Shenhua Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pine Valley Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
China Shenhua Energy	0	1	0	0	2.00

China Shenhua Energy has a consensus price target of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 85.38%. Given China Shenhua Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe China Shenhua Energy is more favorable than Pine Valley Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Pine Valley Mining and China Shenhua Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
China Shenhua Energy	18.12%	11.45%	8.75%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Pine Valley Mining and China Shenhua Energy”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pine Valley Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	($0.13)	-0.04
China Shenhua Energy	$47.07 billion	N/A	$8.68 billion	$1.62	10.82

China Shenhua Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Pine Valley Mining. Pine Valley Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than China Shenhua Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

China Shenhua Energy beats Pine Valley Mining on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Pine Valley Mining

Pine Valley Mining Corporation engages in the acquisition, development, and mining of mineral resource properties. It owns and operates the Willow Creek Coal Mine, which produces pulverized coal injection and coking coal, located near Chetwynd, Canada. The company also has interests in Pine Pass, Crassier Creek, Falling Creek, Fisher Creek, and Indin Lake gold property. It has operations in Japan, Korea, France, Italy, and the United Kingdom. The company was incorporated in 1993 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About China Shenhua Energy

China Shenhua Energy Company Limited, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sale of coal and power; railway, port, and shipping transportation; and coal-to-olefins businesses in the People's Republic of China and internationally. It operates through six segments: Coal, Power Generation, Railway, Port, Shipping, and Coal Chemical. The Coal segment produces coal from surface and underground mines; and sells coal to power plants and metallurgical and coal chemical producers. The Power segment generates electric power through thermal, wind, water, and gas; and sells electric power to power grid companies. The Railway segment provides railway transportation services. The Port segment offers loading, transportation, and storage services. The Shipping segment provides shipment transportation services. The Coal Chemical segment produces and sells methanol; and polyethylene and polypropylene, as well as other by-products. The company was incorporated in 2004 and is based in Beijing, the People's Republic of China. China Shenhua Energy Company Limited operates as a subsidiary of China Energy Investment Corporation Limited.