B2Gold (BTG) Competitors

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Which has better earnings and valuation, RGLD or BTG?

Royal Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than B2Gold. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, 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
Royal Gold	$719.40M	14.16	$332.02M	$6.04	25.62
B2Gold	$1.97B	2.23	$10.10M	-$0.47	-7.09

Is RGLD or BTG more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat B2Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Gold	52.15%	12.48%	11.52%
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%

Do analysts recommend RGLD or BTG?

Royal Gold presently has a consensus target price of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 24.14%. B2Gold has a consensus target price of $4.31, indicating a potential upside of 29.50%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Royal Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in RGLD or BTG?

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is RGLD or BTG a better dividend stock?

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B2Gold pays out -17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. B2Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility & risk, RGLD or BTG?

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 0.45, indicating that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to RGLD or BTG?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 11 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for B2Gold and 13 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat B2Gold's score of 0.72 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Gold	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
B2Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Royal Gold beats B2Gold on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.