Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) and Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO) (TSE:AUG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Altius Minerals and Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO)'s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Altius Minerals | C$60.06 million | 11.26 | C$-26,960,700.00 | C($0.65) | -25.08 |
Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO) | N/A | N/A | N/A | C($0.12) | N/A |
Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO) has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Altius Minerals. Altius Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Profitability
This table compares Altius Minerals and Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Altius Minerals | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Altius Minerals and Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO), as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Altius Minerals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
Altius Minerals presently has a consensus target price of C$17.79, suggesting a potential upside of 9.11%. Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO) has a consensus target price of C$3.10, suggesting a potential upside of ∞. Given Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO)'s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO) is more favorable than Altius Minerals.
Summary
Altius Minerals beats Fury Gold Mines Limited (AUG.TO) on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.