Skeena Resources (SKE) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to BTG or SKE?

In the previous week, Skeena Resources had 2 more articles in the media than B2Gold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Skeena Resources and 1 mentions for B2Gold. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Skeena Resources' score of 0.69 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Skeena Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BTG or SKE?

B2Gold presently has a consensus price target of $4.21, suggesting a potential upside of 15.44%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BTG or SKE?

B2Gold received 4 more outperform votes than Skeena Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 38.46% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote while only 33.33% of users gave Skeena Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 10 38.46%	Underperform Votes 16 61.54%
Skeena Resources	Outperform Votes 6 33.33%	Underperform Votes 12 66.67%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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	$1.97B	2.44	$10.10M	-$0.47	-7.76
Skeena Resources	N/A	N/A	-$80.73M	-$1.15	-12.38

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 risk and volatility, BTG or SKE?

B2Gold has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Skeena Resources has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

Summary

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