B2Gold (BTO) Competitors

Energy Fuels (TSE:EFR) and B2Gold (TSE:BTO) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EFR or BTO?

36.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Energy Fuels shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of B2Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EFR or BTO?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Energy Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for B2Gold and 4 mentions for Energy Fuels. Energy Fuels' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat B2Gold's score of 0.25 indicating that Energy Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Energy Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
B2Gold	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer EFR or BTO?

B2Gold has a consensus price target of C$6.75, indicating a potential upside of 8.52%. Given B2Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is EFR or BTO more profitable?

B2Gold has a net margin of -38.20% compared to Energy Fuels' net margin of -90.40%. Energy Fuels' return on equity of -9.25% beat B2Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.25%	-4.04%
B2Gold	-38.20%	-20.27%	6.33%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EFR or BTO?

Energy Fuels has higher earnings, but lower revenue than B2Gold. Energy Fuels 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
Energy Fuels	C$65.08M	58.63	-C$29.68M	-C$0.49	-33.76
B2Gold	C$2.17B	3.79	-C$563.17M	-C$0.35	-17.77

Which has more volatility and risk, EFR or BTO?

Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.745485, suggesting that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 0.477189, suggesting that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

B2Gold beats Energy Fuels on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.