ECR vs. LEX, HAMA, ORR, GDP, SGZ, GCAT, XTR, PALM, CNG, and PUR
Should you be buying ECR Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ECR Minerals include Lexington Gold (LEX), Hamak Gold (HAMA), Oriole Resources (ORR), Goldplat (GDP), Scotgold Resources (SGZ), Caracal Gold (GCAT), Xtract Resources (XTR), Panther Metals (PALM), China Nonferrous Gold (CNG), and Pure Gold Mining (PUR). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
ECR Minerals vs. Its Competitors
Lexington Gold (LON:LEX) and ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.
9.9% of ECR Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of Lexington Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of ECR Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Lexington Gold's return on equity of 2.63% beat ECR Minerals' return on equity.
Lexington Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ECR Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Lexington Gold has a beta of -1.04, meaning that its stock price is 204% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ECR Minerals has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Lexington Gold had 1 more articles in the media than ECR Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Lexington Gold and 0 mentions for ECR Minerals. Lexington Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat ECR Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Lexington Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Lexington Gold and ECR Minerals tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:ECR) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
