Which has better valuation and earnings, PALM or ECR?

Panther Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ECR Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Panther Metals N/A N/A -£1.69K -£19.11 N/A ECR Minerals N/A N/A -£2.14M -£0.06 N/A

Is PALM or ECR more profitable?

ECR Minerals' return on equity of -23.57% beat Panther Metals' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Panther Metals N/A -33.46% -10.72% ECR Minerals N/A -23.57% -16.80%

Does the media favor PALM or ECR?

In the previous week, ECR Minerals had 2 more articles in the media than Panther Metals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ECR Minerals and 1 mentions for Panther Metals. Panther Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ECR Minerals'average media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Panther Metals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral ECR Minerals 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ECR or XTR?

Xtract Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ECR Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio ECR Minerals N/A N/A -£2.14M -£0.06 N/A Xtract Resources N/A N/A -£114.43K -£0.23 N/A

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ORR or ECR?

ECR Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oriole Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Oriole Resources N/A N/A -£354.59K £0.02 13.50 ECR Minerals N/A N/A -£2.14M -£0.06 N/A

Is ORR or ECR more profitable?

Oriole Resources' return on equity of 6.50% beat ECR Minerals' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Oriole Resources N/A 6.50% -8.07% ECR Minerals N/A -23.57% -16.80%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ECR or LEX?

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. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio ECR Minerals N/A N/A -£2.14M -£0.06 N/A Lexington Gold N/A N/A £495.33K -£0.13 N/A

Is ECR or LEX more profitable?

Lexington Gold's return on equity of -3.73% beat ECR Minerals' return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ECR Minerals N/A -23.57% -16.80% Lexington Gold N/A -3.73% -4.17%

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ECR vs. PALM, XTR, ORR, LEX, and SGZ

Should you buy ECR Minerals stock or one of its competitors? ECR Minerals's main competitors and comparable companies include Panther Metals (PALM), Xtract Resources (XTR), Oriole Resources (ORR), Lexington Gold (LEX), and Scotgold Resources (SGZ). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.

How does ECR Minerals compare to Panther Metals?

Panther Metals (LON:PALM) and ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

In the previous week, ECR Minerals had 2 more articles in the media than Panther Metals. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ECR Minerals and 1 mentions for Panther Metals. Panther Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ECR Minerals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Panther Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ECR Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Panther Metals has a beta of 0.607, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ECR Minerals has a beta of 1.169, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

ECR Minerals' return on equity of -23.57% beat Panther Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Panther Metals	N/A	-33.46%	-10.72%
ECR Minerals	N/A	-23.57%	-16.80%

14.6% of Panther Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of ECR Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 22.9% of Panther Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of ECR Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Panther Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ECR Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Panther Metals	N/A	N/A	-£1.69K	-£19.11	N/A
ECR Minerals	N/A	N/A	-£2.14M	-£0.06	N/A

Summary

ECR Minerals beats Panther Metals on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ECR Minerals compare to Xtract Resources?

ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) and Xtract Resources (LON:XTR) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

9.9% of ECR Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Xtract Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of ECR Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.1% of Xtract Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Xtract Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ECR Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECR Minerals	N/A	N/A	-£2.14M	-£0.06	N/A
Xtract Resources	N/A	N/A	-£114.43K	-£0.23	N/A

In the previous week, ECR Minerals had 3 more articles in the media than Xtract Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ECR Minerals and 0 mentions for Xtract Resources. ECR Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Xtract Resources'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ECR Minerals	Neutral
Xtract Resources	Neutral

ECR Minerals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Xtract Resources' net margin of -46,750.00%. Xtract Resources' return on equity of -10.35% beat ECR Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECR Minerals	N/A	-23.57%	-16.80%
Xtract Resources	-46,750.00%	-10.35%	-4.83%

ECR Minerals has a beta of 1.169, meaning that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Xtract Resources has a beta of 0.444, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

ECR Minerals beats Xtract Resources on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ECR Minerals compare to Oriole Resources?

Oriole Resources (LON:ORR) and ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Oriole Resources' return on equity of 6.50% beat ECR Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oriole Resources	N/A	6.50%	-8.07%
ECR Minerals	N/A	-23.57%	-16.80%

Oriole Resources has a beta of 1.552, suggesting that its stock price is 55% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ECR Minerals has a beta of 1.169, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

0.0% of Oriole Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of ECR Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of Oriole Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.7% of ECR Minerals shares are held 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.

ECR Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oriole Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Oriole Resources	N/A	N/A	-£354.59K	£0.02	13.50
ECR Minerals	N/A	N/A	-£2.14M	-£0.06	N/A

In the previous week, ECR Minerals had 3 more articles in the media than Oriole Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ECR Minerals and 0 mentions for Oriole Resources. Oriole Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ECR Minerals'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oriole Resources	Neutral
ECR Minerals	Neutral

Summary

Oriole Resources beats ECR Minerals on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ECR Minerals compare to Lexington Gold?

ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) and Lexington Gold (LON:LEX) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and risk.

Lexington Gold's return on equity of -3.73% beat ECR Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECR Minerals	N/A	-23.57%	-16.80%
Lexington Gold	N/A	-3.73%	-4.17%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECR Minerals	N/A	N/A	-£2.14M	-£0.06	N/A
Lexington Gold	N/A	N/A	£495.33K	-£0.13	N/A

In the previous week, ECR Minerals had 3 more articles in the media than Lexington Gold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ECR Minerals and 0 mentions for Lexington Gold. Lexington Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat ECR Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Lexington Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ECR Minerals	Neutral
Lexington Gold	Positive

ECR Minerals has a beta of 1.169, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lexington Gold has a beta of 0.07734275, suggesting that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the broader market.

9.9% of ECR Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 11.7% of ECR Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.4% of Lexington Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ECR Minerals beats Lexington Gold on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ECR Minerals compare to Scotgold Resources?

ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) and Scotgold Resources (LON:SGZ) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment.

ECR Minerals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Scotgold Resources' net margin of -70.46%. ECR Minerals' return on equity of -23.57% beat Scotgold Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ECR Minerals	N/A	-23.57%	-16.80%
Scotgold Resources	-70.46%	-67.31%	-14.03%

ECR Minerals has a beta of 1.169, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scotgold Resources has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

ECR Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Scotgold Resources. ECR Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scotgold Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
ECR Minerals	N/A	N/A	-£2.14M	-£0.06	N/A
Scotgold Resources	£20.84M	0.00	-£14.68M	-£0.13	N/A

In the previous week, ECR Minerals had 3 more articles in the media than Scotgold Resources. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ECR Minerals and 0 mentions for Scotgold Resources. ECR Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Scotgold Resources'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
ECR Minerals	Neutral
Scotgold Resources	Neutral

9.9% of ECR Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.7% of ECR Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.4% of Scotgold Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

ECR Minerals beats Scotgold Resources on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ECR vs. The Competition

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Metric	ECR Minerals	Metals & Mining Industry	Materials Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£5.83M	£3.73B	£4.73B	£2.84B
Dividend Yield	1.83%	5.26%	4.77%	6.25%
P/E Ratio	-2.37	21.79	21.53	366.90
Price / Sales	N/A	26,757.11	15,959.30	88,606.90
Price / Cash	8.86	26.91	24.82	27.83
Price / Book	0.42	11.14	9.29	6.89
Net Income	-£2.14M	£127.18M	£159.31M	£5.88B
7 Day Performance	-5.96%	-3.17%	-2.53%	0.38%
1 Month Performance	-16.47%	-5.05%	-4.68%	-0.17%
1 Year Performance	-36.61%	9.82%	9.79%	22.59%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
ECR ECR Minerals	N/A	GBX 0.14 +5.2%	N/A	-36.4%	£5.83M	N/A	N/A	6	News Coverage Gap Up
PALM Panther Metals	N/A	GBX 186 +0.5%	N/A	+143.2%	£20.81M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Up
XTR Xtract Resources	N/A	GBX 0.96 +1.1%	N/A	-8.7%	£13.44M	N/A	N/A	7
ORR Oriole Resources	N/A	GBX 0.27 -3.6%	N/A	-22.2%	£13.22M	N/A	13.50	21
LEX Lexington Gold	N/A	GBX 2.30 -4.2%	N/A	-45.3%	£10.88M	N/A	N/A	N/A	Gap Down

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ECR vs. PALM, XTR, ORR, LEX, and SGZ

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ECR Minerals (ECR) Competitors

ECR vs. PALM, XTR, ORR, LEX, and SGZ

How does ECR Minerals compare to Panther Metals?

Does the media favor PALM or ECR?

Which has more risk & volatility, PALM or ECR?

Is PALM or ECR more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PALM or ECR?

Which has better valuation and earnings, PALM or ECR?

Summary

How does ECR Minerals compare to Xtract Resources?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ECR or XTR?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ECR or XTR?

Does the media favor ECR or XTR?

Is ECR or XTR more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ECR or XTR?

Summary

How does ECR Minerals compare to Oriole Resources?

Is ORR or ECR more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, ORR or ECR?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ORR or ECR?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ORR or ECR?

Does the media prefer ORR or ECR?

Summary

How does ECR Minerals compare to Lexington Gold?

Is ECR or LEX more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ECR or LEX?

Does the media favor ECR or LEX?

Which has more risk and volatility, ECR or LEX?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ECR or LEX?

Summary

How does ECR Minerals compare to Scotgold Resources?

Is ECR or SGZ more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, ECR or SGZ?

Which has better valuation and earnings, ECR or SGZ?

Does the media prefer ECR or SGZ?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ECR or SGZ?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

ECR vs. The Competition

ECR Minerals Competitors List

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