Perpetua Resources (PPTA) Competitors

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

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	-22.97%	-20.82%

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

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

Which has preferable 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	30.18	$16.27M	$0.37	82.86
Perpetua Resources	N/A	N/A	-$14.48M	-$0.29	-60.45

Which has more risk and volatility, OR or PPTA?

OR Royalties has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perpetua Resources has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer OR or PPTA?

In the previous week, OR Royalties had 26 more articles in the media than Perpetua Resources. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for OR Royalties and 7 mentions for Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat OR Royalties' score of 0.53 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	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Perpetua Resources	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate OR or PPTA?

OR Royalties currently has a consensus target price of $24.33, indicating a potential downside of 20.63%. Perpetua Resources has a consensus target price of $21.63, indicating a potential upside of 23.36%. Given Perpetua Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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

Summary

OR Royalties beats Perpetua Resources on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.