Freegold Ventures (TSE:FVL) and Orca Gold (CVE:ORG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Dividends
Freegold Ventures pays an annual dividend of C$0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.6%. Orca Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 49.1%. Freegold Ventures pays out -2,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Orca Gold pays out -692.3% 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Freegold Ventures and Orca Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Freegold Ventures | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Orca Gold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Profitability
This table compares Freegold Ventures and Orca Gold's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Freegold Ventures | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Orca Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Freegold Ventures and Orca Gold's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Freegold Ventures | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.01) | -140.00 |
Orca Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.04) | -14.10 |
Freegold Ventures is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orca Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Orca Gold beats Freegold Ventures on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.