Skeena Resources (SKE) Competitors

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and Skeena Resources (NYSE:SKE) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BTG or SKE?

B2Gold received 4 more outperform votes than Skeena Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 36.00% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote while only 31.25% of users gave Skeena Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 9 36.00%	Underperform Votes 16 64.00%
Skeena Resources	Outperform Votes 5 31.25%	Underperform Votes 11 68.75%

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

61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.2% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BTG or SKE more profitable?

Skeena Resources 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 Skeena Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%
Skeena Resources	N/A	-115.76%	-67.22%

Which has more volatility & risk, BTG or SKE?

B2Gold has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skeena Resources has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BTG or SKE?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 28 more articles in the media than Skeena Resources. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for B2Gold and 4 mentions for Skeena Resources. Skeena Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat B2Gold's score of 0.75 indicating that Skeena Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skeena 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 better valuation and earnings, BTG or SKE?

B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Skeena Resources. Skeena Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B2Gold, 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	$1.90B	2.16	$10.10M	-$0.48	-6.48
Skeena Resources	N/A	N/A	-$80.73M	-$1.13	-10.57

Do analysts prefer BTG or SKE?

B2Gold presently has a consensus target price of $4.21, indicating a potential upside of 35.45%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Skeena Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
Skeena Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Summary

B2Gold beats Skeena Resources on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.