G vs. VGZ, STGO, LGD, LN, XTG, ME, and CCM
Should you be buying Augusta Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Augusta Gold include Vista Gold (VGZ), Steppe Gold (STGO), Liberty Gold (LGD), Loncor Gold (LN), Xtra-Gold Resources (XTG), Moneta Gold (ME), and Canagold Resources (CCM). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
Augusta Gold (TSE:G) and Vista Gold (TSE:VGZ) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation and media sentiment.
Augusta Gold has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vista Gold has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Augusta Gold received 308 more outperform votes than Vista Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.32% of users gave Augusta Gold an outperform vote while only 66.27% of users gave Vista Gold an outperform vote.
Augusta Gold's return on equity of 28.33% beat Vista Gold's return on equity.
In the previous week, Augusta Gold had 6 more articles in the media than Vista Gold. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Augusta Gold and 0 mentions for Vista Gold. Vista Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Augusta Gold's score of -0.18 indicating that Vista Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Augusta Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$2.25, suggesting a potential upside of 116.35%. Given Augusta Gold's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Augusta Gold is more favorable than Vista Gold.
Augusta Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Vista Gold. Vista Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Augusta Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
3.9% of Augusta Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Vista Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.4% of Augusta Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.9% of Vista Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Augusta Gold beats Vista Gold on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Augusta Gold News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for G and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding G and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Augusta Gold Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
