Perpetua Resources (PPTA) Competitors

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

Does the media favor OR or PPTA?

In the previous week, OR Royalties had 13 more articles in the media than Perpetua Resources. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for OR Royalties and 5 mentions for Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat OR Royalties' score of 0.59 indicating that Perpetua Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
OR Royalties	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Perpetua Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OR or PPTA?

OR Royalties has higher revenue and earnings than Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OR Royalties, 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
OR Royalties	$191.16M	32.96	$16.27M	$0.37	90.49
Perpetua Resources	N/A	N/A	-$14.48M	-$0.31	-58.29

Is OR or PPTA more profitable?

OR Royalties has a net margin of 35.25% compared to Perpetua Resources' net margin of 0.00%. OR Royalties' return on equity of 8.56% beat Perpetua Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
OR Royalties	35.25%	8.56%	7.54%
Perpetua Resources	N/A	-11.07%	-10.57%

Do analysts rate OR or PPTA?

OR Royalties currently has a consensus price target of $24.33, suggesting a potential downside of 27.33%. Perpetua Resources has a consensus price target of $22.25, suggesting a potential upside of 23.13%. Given Perpetua Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perpetua Resources is more favorable than OR Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
OR Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Perpetua Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

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

68.5% of OR Royalties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.1% of Perpetua Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of OR Royalties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Perpetua Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

OR Royalties beats Perpetua Resources on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.