Perpetua Resources (PPTA) Competitors

Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ:PPTA) and Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PPTA or IAG?

Iamgold has higher revenue and earnings than Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iamgold, 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
Perpetua Resources	N/A	N/A	-$14.48M	-$0.31	-88.71
Iamgold	$1.63B	5.03	$819.60M	$1.39	10.27

Which has more risk and volatility, PPTA or IAG?

Perpetua Resources has a beta of 0.01, suggesting that its share price is 99% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iamgold has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PPTA or IAG?

Perpetua Resources currently has a consensus target price of $25.40, suggesting a potential downside of 7.64%. Iamgold has a consensus target price of $12.85, suggesting a potential downside of 9.98%. Given Perpetua Resources' higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Perpetua Resources is more favorable than Iamgold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perpetua Resources	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Iamgold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92

Is PPTA or IAG more profitable?

Iamgold has a net margin of 40.61% compared to Perpetua Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Iamgold's return on equity of 8.54% beat Perpetua Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perpetua Resources	N/A	-11.07%	-10.57%
Iamgold	40.61%	8.54%	5.37%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PPTA or IAG?

70.1% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.1% of Iamgold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Iamgold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer PPTA or IAG?

In the previous week, Iamgold had 13 more articles in the media than Perpetua Resources. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Iamgold and 11 mentions for Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Iamgold's score of 0.59 indicating that Perpetua Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perpetua Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Iamgold	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Iamgold beats Perpetua Resources on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.