Canagold Resources (CCM) Competitors

i-80 Gold (TSE:IAU) and Canagold Resources (TSE:CCM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, IAU or CCM?

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.79, meaning that its stock price is 79% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canagold Resources has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer IAU or CCM?

i-80 Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$1.88, suggesting a potential upside of 123.21%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Canagold Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Canagold Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IAU or CCM?

56.6% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.4% of Canagold Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of i-80 Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.2% of Canagold Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to IAU or CCM?

In the previous week, Canagold Resources had 1 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Canagold Resources and 1 mentions for i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Canagold Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that i-80 Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
i-80 Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Canagold Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IAU or CCM?

Canagold Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than i-80 Gold. Canagold Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i-80 Gold, 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
i-80 Gold	C$44.03M	5.10	-C$101.90M	-C$0.54	-1.55
Canagold Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$2.85M	-C$0.03	-14.10

Is IAU or CCM more profitable?

Canagold Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Canagold Resources' return on equity of -8.08% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-27.76%	-6.00%
Canagold Resources	N/A	-8.08%	-6.51%

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Canagold Resources on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.