AOT vs. WRN, SKE, ETG, FAR, NDM, SMT, AII, FVL, FSY, and LGO
Should you be buying Ascot Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ascot Resources include Western Copper and Gold (WRN), Skeena Resources (SKE), Entrée Resources (ETG), Foraco International (FAR), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Sierra Metals (SMT), Almonty Industries (AII), Freegold Ventures (FVL), Forsys Metals (FSY), and Largo (LGO). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Ascot Resources (TSE:AOT) and Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.
In the previous week, Ascot Resources and Ascot Resources both had 2 articles in the media. Western Copper and Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Ascot Resources' score of 0.46 indicating that Western Copper and Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
18.3% of Ascot Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.5% of Ascot Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 34.1% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Western Copper and Gold's return on equity of -2.68% beat Ascot Resources' return on equity.
Ascot Resources has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 2.12, meaning that its share price is 112% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ascot Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$0.95, suggesting a potential upside of 35.71%. Western Copper and Gold has a consensus target price of C$4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 101.01%. Given Western Copper and Gold's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Ascot Resources.
Western Copper and Gold received 151 more outperform votes than Ascot Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.27% of users gave Western Copper and Gold an outperform vote while only 59.62% of users gave Ascot Resources an outperform vote.
Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ascot Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Western Copper and Gold beats Ascot Resources on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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