Western Copper & Gold (WRN) Competitors $1.85 +0.02 (+1.09%) As of 09/25/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock WRN vs. AESI, MTAL, ASM, LAC, NEXA, CRML, SGML, DC, LAAC, and EUShould you be buying Western Copper & Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Copper & Gold include Atlas Energy Solutions (AESI), MAC Copper (MTAL), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Americas (LAC), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Critical Metals (CRML), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Dakota Gold (DC), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), and enCore Energy (EU). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. Western Copper & Gold vs. Its Competitors Atlas Energy Solutions MAC Copper Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Americas Nexa Resources Critical Metals Sigma Lithium Dakota Gold Lithium Americas (Argentina) enCore Energy Atlas Energy Solutions (NYSE:AESI) and Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) are both small-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and risk. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AESI or WRN? 34.6% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.0% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Atlas Energy Solutions shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, AESI or WRN? Atlas Energy Solutions has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper & Gold has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AESI or WRN? Atlas Energy Solutions presently has a consensus price target of $18.83, suggesting a potential upside of 62.27%. Western Copper & Gold has a consensus price target of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 116.22%. Given Western Copper & Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Western Copper & Gold is more favorable than Atlas Energy Solutions.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Atlas Energy Solutions 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.36Western Copper & Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Is AESI or WRN more profitable? Atlas Energy Solutions has a net margin of 1.20% compared to Western Copper & Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Atlas Energy Solutions' return on equity of 3.11% beat Western Copper & Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Atlas Energy Solutions1.20% 3.11% 1.71% Western Copper & Gold N/A -3.53%-3.45% Does the media prefer AESI or WRN? In the previous week, Atlas Energy Solutions had 4 more articles in the media than Western Copper & Gold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Atlas Energy Solutions and 0 mentions for Western Copper & Gold. Atlas Energy Solutions' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Western Copper & Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Atlas Energy Solutions is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Atlas Energy Solutions Positive Western Copper & Gold Neutral Which has higher valuation and earnings, AESI or WRN? Atlas Energy Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Western Copper & Gold. Western Copper & Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Atlas Energy Solutions, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAtlas Energy Solutions$1.06B1.36$59.94M$0.1482.90Western Copper & GoldN/AN/A-$2.47M-$0.01-185.00 SummaryAtlas Energy Solutions beats Western Copper & Gold on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WRN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WRN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestern Copper & GoldMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$373.06M$2.71B$3.65B$21.61BDividend YieldN/A3.18%5.05%3.52%P/E Ratio-92.5019.36162.4929.18Price / SalesN/A170.5319,964.0959.53Price / CashN/A18.6626.0324.32Price / Book2.981.986.774.52Net Income-$2.47M$219.35M$149.17M$1.00B7 Day Performance5.11%6.19%2.69%-0.84%1 Month Performance30.28%13.79%12.09%1.80%1 Year Performance50.41%42.81%48.10%12.54% Western Copper & Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WRNWestern Copper & Gold1.2267 of 5 stars$1.85+1.1%$4.00+116.2%+46.8%$373.06MN/A-92.508AESIAtlas Energy Solutions3.6175 of 5 stars$10.81+0.1%$18.83+74.2%-49.0%$1.34B$1.06B77.221,143MTALMAC Copper1.489 of 5 stars$12.21+0.2%$12.63+3.4%-9.0%$1.00B$340.74M0.002,021Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.5237 of 5 stars$4.60+5.3%$3.10-32.6%+306.8%$694.89M$79.64M230.1234LACLithium Americas1.0619 of 5 stars$3.19+11.5%$4.15+30.1%+205.0%$691.16MN/A-13.87749Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNEXANexa Resources2.4337 of 5 stars$5.13+3.3%$5.70+11.2%-29.8%$656.90M$2.79B-7.545,253High Trading VolumeCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.69+7.6%N/A+7.3%$613.30MN/A0.004Gap DownSGMLSigma Lithium3.12 of 5 stars$5.81+7.4%$12.00+106.5%-39.2%$602.20M$152.36M-13.20250DCDakota Gold2.1209 of 5 stars$4.90+1.9%$10.50+114.3%+83.8%$550.49MN/A-11.9520High Trading VolumeLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)N/A$3.02-3.2%N/A+19.0%$489.04MN/A0.39850Gap UpEUenCore Energy2.3301 of 5 stars$2.52+13.0%$4.00+58.7%-25.3%$417.22M$58.33M-7.20N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsOptions VolumeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AESI Alternatives MTAL Alternatives ASM Alternatives LAC Alternatives NEXA Alternatives CRML Alternatives SGML Alternatives DC Alternatives LAAC Alternatives EU Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WRN) was last updated on 9/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAnother gold high? 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