DRDGOLD (DRD) Competitors

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and DRDGOLD (NYSE:DRD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and dividends.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BTG or DRD?

DRDGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than B2Gold. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DRDGOLD, 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
B2Gold	$1.97B	2.31	$10.10M	-$0.47	-7.32
DRDGOLD	$7.07B	0.17	$71.08M	$1.26	11.00

Is BTG or DRD a better dividend stock?

B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. DRDGOLD pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. B2Gold pays out -17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DRDGOLD pays out 19.0% 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. B2Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is BTG or DRD more profitable?

DRDGOLD has a net margin of 0.00% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. B2Gold's return on equity of 5.65% beat DRDGOLD's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%
DRDGOLD	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, BTG or DRD?

B2Gold has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DRDGOLD has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BTG or DRD?

61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of DRDGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DRDGOLD shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to BTG or DRD?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 5 more articles in the media than DRDGOLD. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for B2Gold and 1 mentions for DRDGOLD. DRDGOLD's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat B2Gold's score of 0.94 indicating that DRDGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DRDGOLD	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate BTG or DRD?

B2Gold presently has a consensus target price of $4.31, suggesting a potential upside of 25.36%. DRDGOLD has a consensus target price of $16.25, suggesting a potential upside of 17.24%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than DRDGOLD.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
DRDGOLD	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

B2Gold beats DRDGOLD on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.