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Western Copper & Gold (WRN) Competitors

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$1.34 -0.02 (-1.47%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

WRN vs. IPX, MTAL, SGML, NEXA, ASM, LAC, EU, DC, LAR, and LAAC

Should you be buying Western Copper & Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Copper & Gold include IperionX (IPX), MAC Copper (MTAL), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Americas (LAC), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR), and Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

Western Copper & Gold vs. Its Competitors

IperionX (NASDAQ:IPX) and Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) are both small-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

IperionX's return on equity of 0.00% beat Western Copper & Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
IperionXN/A N/A N/A
Western Copper & Gold N/A -3.53%-3.45%

2.8% of IperionX shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

IperionX has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper & Gold has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

IperionX presently has a consensus price target of $28.00, indicating a potential downside of 30.40%. Western Copper & Gold has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 198.51%. Given Western Copper & Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Copper & Gold is more favorable than IperionX.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
IperionX
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 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)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.33

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
IperionXN/AN/A-$21.84MN/AN/A
Western Copper & GoldN/AN/A-$2.47M-$0.02-67.00

In the previous week, IperionX had 6 more articles in the media than Western Copper & Gold. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for IperionX and 0 mentions for Western Copper & Gold. IperionX's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Western Copper & Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that IperionX is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
IperionX Positive
Western Copper & Gold Neutral

Summary

Western Copper & Gold beats IperionX on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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WRN vs. The Competition

MetricWestern Copper & GoldMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$273.02M$2.60B$3.28B$21.12B
Dividend YieldN/A3.38%5.16%3.60%
P/E Ratio-67.0016.39113.9128.44
Price / SalesN/A170.0830,017,513,221,212,400.0060.38
Price / CashN/A11.1423.9222.92
Price / Book2.161.596.084.69
Net Income-$2.47M$240.66M$147.58M$995.51M
7 Day Performance7.20%2.49%1.94%1.64%
1 Month Performance9.84%12.63%7.79%5.92%
1 Year PerformanceN/A38.41%30.44%11.50%

Western Copper & Gold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WRN
Western Copper & Gold
1.5203 of 5 stars
$1.34
-1.5%
$4.00
+198.5%
N/A$273.02MN/A-67.008
IPX
IperionX
0.7695 of 5 stars
$32.26
-1.9%
$28.00
-13.2%
+173.4%$1.03BN/A0.00N/ANews Coverage
MTAL
MAC Copper
1.2957 of 5 stars
$12.02
-0.2%
$12.63
+5.1%
-4.2%$990.52M$340.74M0.002,021
SGML
Sigma Lithium
2.6473 of 5 stars
$6.04
+7.3%
$18.00
+198.0%
-36.4%$672.14M$155.92M-16.32250News Coverage
High Trading Volume
NEXA
Nexa Resources
1.2953 of 5 stars
$4.98
-0.3%
$6.46
+29.6%
-30.0%$659.95M$2.77B-3.925,253Upcoming Earnings
High Trading Volume
ASM
Avino Silver & Gold Mines
1.5202 of 5 stars
$4.29
+1.7%
$2.58
-40.0%
+240.4%$625.84M$72.62M214.6134News Coverage
Analyst Revision
High Trading Volume
LAC
Lithium Americas
1.5489 of 5 stars
$2.86
+0.2%
$3.88
+35.7%
+20.3%$624.96MN/A-17.84749
EU
enCore Energy
1.6383 of 5 stars
$2.79
+4.1%
$2.75
-1.4%
-19.3%$521.90M$58.33M-7.54N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
DC
Dakota Gold
1.3021 of 5 stars
$4.21
+1.7%
$10.50
+149.4%
+75.9%$418.80MN/A-10.2720
LAR
Lithium Americas (Argentina)
1.1181 of 5 stars
$2.53
+0.4%
$3.25
+28.5%
N/A$409.61MN/A-36.14850Positive News
LAAC
Lithium Americas (Argentina)
2.9448 of 5 stars
$2.52
+3.7%
$4.25
+68.7%
-3.0%$408.07MN/A0.32850Gap Up

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This page (NYSE:WRN) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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