Western Copper & Gold (WRN) Competitors

Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) and Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend SGML or WRN?

Sigma Lithium currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 227.87%. Western Copper & Gold has a consensus target price of $4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 266.38%. Given Western Copper & Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Copper & Gold is more favorable than Sigma Lithium.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Sigma Lithium	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Western Copper & Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.20

Which has more risk & volatility, SGML or WRN?

Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper & Gold has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SGML or WRN more profitable?

Western Copper & Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sigma Lithium's net margin of -36.85%. Western Copper & Gold's return on equity of -3.53% beat Sigma Lithium's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Sigma Lithium	-36.85%	-38.04%	-13.30%
Western Copper & Gold	N/A	-3.53%	-3.45%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SGML or WRN?

Sigma Lithium received 10 more outperform votes than Western Copper & Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Sigma Lithium an outperform vote while only 57.14% of users gave Western Copper & Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Sigma Lithium	Outperform Votes 18 66.67%	Underperform Votes 9 33.33%
Western Copper & Gold	Outperform Votes 8 57.14%	Underperform Votes 6 42.86%

Which has better valuation and earnings, SGML or WRN?

Western Copper & Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Sigma Lithium. Western Copper & Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sigma Lithium, 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
Sigma Lithium	$155.92M	3.92	-$28.33M	-$0.37	-14.84
Western Copper & Gold	N/A	N/A	-$2.47M	-$0.02	-58.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SGML or WRN?

64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Western Copper & Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Western Copper & Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer SGML or WRN?

In the previous week, Sigma Lithium had 6 more articles in the media than Western Copper & Gold. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Sigma Lithium and 0 mentions for Western Copper & Gold. Sigma Lithium's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Western Copper & Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Sigma Lithium is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Sigma Lithium	Positive
Western Copper & Gold	Neutral

Summary

Western Copper & Gold beats Sigma Lithium on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.