ECR Minerals (ECR) Competitors GBX 0.20 -0.02 (-9.78%) As of 12:23 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsBuy This Stock ECR vs. LEX, SGZ, GDP, ORR, GRL, XTR, GCAT, CNG, PUR, and PALMShould you be buying ECR Minerals stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ECR Minerals include Lexington Gold (LEX), Scotgold Resources (SGZ), Goldplat (GDP), Oriole Resources (ORR), Goldstone Resources (GRL), Xtract Resources (XTR), Caracal Gold (GCAT), China Nonferrous Gold (CNG), Pure Gold Mining (PUR), and Panther Metals (PALM). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry. ECR Minerals vs. Its Competitors Lexington Gold Scotgold Resources Goldplat Oriole Resources Goldstone Resources Xtract Resources Caracal Gold China Nonferrous Gold Pure Gold Mining Panther Metals ECR Minerals (LON:ECR) and Lexington Gold (LON:LEX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Is ECR or LEX more profitable? Lexington Gold's return on equity of 2.63% beat ECR Minerals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ECR MineralsN/A -29.39% -16.80% Lexington Gold N/A 2.63%-4.17% Which has better valuation and earnings, ECR or LEX? ECR Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lexington Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioECR MineralsN/AN/A-£2.14M-£0.10-2.10Lexington GoldN/AN/A£495.33K£0.0848.38 Does the media refer more to ECR or LEX? In the previous week, Lexington Gold had 2 more articles in the media than ECR Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Lexington Gold and 0 mentions for ECR Minerals. ECR Minerals' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Lexington Gold's score of 0.39 indicating that ECR Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ECR Minerals Positive Lexington Gold Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ECR or LEX? 1.6% of ECR Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.8% of ECR Minerals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 65.4% of Lexington Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, ECR or LEX? ECR Minerals has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lexington Gold has a beta of -1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 204% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLexington Gold beats ECR Minerals on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ECR Minerals News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ECR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ECR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricECR MineralsGold IndustryMaterials SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£4.50M£1.81B£3.24B£2.95BDividend Yield1.83%6.03%5.17%5.02%P/E Ratio-2.10406.4992.18144.07Price / SalesN/A205,897,301,281,674,000.0027,136,382,376,933,200.00226,514.81Price / Cash8.8622.0523.8327.97Price / Book0.618.065.905.29Net Income-£2.14M£9.02M£147.62M£5.90B7 Day Performance-3.33%1.19%2.32%0.74%1 Month Performance4.64%7.74%6.31%4.60%1 Year Performance-30.24%46.06%26.48%80.91% ECR Minerals Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ECRECR MineralsN/AGBX 0.20-9.8%N/A-4.0%£4.50MN/A-2.107Positive NewsEarnings ReportGap DownLEXLexington GoldN/AGBX 3.75-1.3%N/A-0.9%£18.96MN/A48.51N/ANews CoverageGap DownSGZScotgold ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£10.47M£20.84M-100.0096GDPGoldplatN/AGBX 6.07-2.9%N/A-2.3%£10.18MN/A607.00458Gap UpORROriole ResourcesN/AGBX 0.21-6.6%N/A-30.4%£8.01MN/A-21.8013Positive NewsGap DownGRLGoldstone ResourcesN/AGBX 0.68+1.3%N/A-4.0%£7.70M£9.82M-3.2530Gap DownXTRXtract ResourcesN/AGBX 0.80+1.9%N/A-24.7%£6.40MN/A-52.2733Earnings ReportGap UpGCATCaracal GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.11M£4.23M-27.50396Positive NewsEarnings ReportCNGChina Nonferrous GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.97M£67.99M-0.22701News CoveragePositive NewsPURPure Gold MiningN/AN/AN/AN/A£4.37M£38.39M-0.11245Gap DownPALMPanther MetalsN/AGBX 73+0.7%N/A-8.1%£3.12MN/A-1,852.45N/APositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LEX Competitors SGZ Competitors GDP Competitors ORR Competitors GRL Competitors XTR Competitors GCAT Competitors CNG Competitors PUR Competitors PALM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ECR) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s NEXT Big IPO?Cancel your internet TODAY!? 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