WWR vs. USAU, ABAT, SND, LGO, ATLX, FEAM, AMLI, FMST, LITM, and IONR
Should you be buying Westwater Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westwater Resources include US Gold (USAU), American Battery Technology (ABAT), Smart Sand (SND), Largo (LGO), Atlas Lithium (ATLX), 5E Advanced Materials (FEAM), American Lithium (AMLI), Foremost Clean Energy (FMST), Snow Lake Resources (LITM), and ioneer (IONR). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
Westwater Resources vs. Its Competitors
US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and Westwater Resources (NASDAQ:WWR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Westwater Resources had 3 more articles in the media than US Gold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Westwater Resources and 1 mentions for US Gold. US Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Westwater Resources'average media sentiment score.
US Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westwater Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
US Gold has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwater Resources has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.
6.6% of US Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of US Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of Westwater Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Westwater Resources' return on equity of -5.89% beat US Gold's return on equity.
US Gold currently has a consensus price target of $14.33, indicating a potential upside of 23.46%. Westwater Resources has a consensus price target of $2.00, indicating a potential upside of 104.08%. Given Westwater Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Westwater Resources is more favorable than US Gold.
Summary
Westwater Resources beats US Gold on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:WWR) was last updated on 7/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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