SSL vs. OGC, FVI, CEE, DPM, IMG, CG, EQX, KNT, SEA, and OLA
Should you be buying Sandstorm Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sandstorm Gold include OceanaGold (OGC), Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI), Centamin (CEE), Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), IAMGOLD (IMG), Centerra Gold (CG), Equinox Gold (EQX), K92 Mining (KNT), Seabridge Gold (SEA), and Orla Mining (OLA). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
Sandstorm Gold (TSE:SSL) and OceanaGold (TSE:OGC) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, community ranking and profitability.
In the previous week, OceanaGold had 5 more articles in the media than Sandstorm Gold. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for OceanaGold and 5 mentions for Sandstorm Gold. Sandstorm Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat OceanaGold's score of 0.40 indicating that Sandstorm Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OceanaGold has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Sandstorm Gold received 220 more outperform votes than OceanaGold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.35% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote while only 47.37% of users gave OceanaGold an outperform vote.
Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 23.22% compared to OceanaGold's net margin of 8.10%. OceanaGold's return on equity of 4.88% beat Sandstorm Gold's return on equity.
OceanaGold has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. OceanaGold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
62.6% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of OceanaGold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of OceanaGold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. OceanaGold pays an annual dividend of C$0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Sandstorm Gold pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OceanaGold pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Sandstorm Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$9.42, suggesting a potential upside of 26.57%. OceanaGold has a consensus target price of C$4.17, suggesting a potential upside of 41.24%. Given OceanaGold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe OceanaGold is more favorable than Sandstorm Gold.
Summary
Sandstorm Gold beats OceanaGold on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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