Centerra Gold (CG) Competitors

Centerra Gold (TSE:CG) and K92 Mining (TSE:KNT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media prefer CG or KNT?

In the previous week, K92 Mining had 11 more articles in the media than Centerra Gold. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for K92 Mining and 7 mentions for Centerra Gold. Centerra Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat K92 Mining's score of 0.01 indicating that Centerra Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Centerra Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
K92 Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend CG or KNT?

Centerra Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$10.36, suggesting a potential upside of 24.12%. Given Centerra Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centerra Gold is more favorable than K92 Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centerra Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
K92 Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CG or KNT more profitable?

K92 Mining has a net margin of 16.56% compared to Centerra Gold's net margin of -7.42%. K92 Mining's return on equity of 10.05% beat Centerra Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centerra Gold	-7.42%	-4.66%	0.24%
K92 Mining	16.56%	10.05%	8.62%

Which has more volatility and risk, CG or KNT?

Centerra Gold has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, K92 Mining has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CG or KNT?

K92 Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Centerra Gold. Centerra Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than K92 Mining, 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
Centerra Gold	C$1.09B	1.65	-C$81.28M	-C$0.52	-16.06
K92 Mining	C$200.26M	8.79	C$33.16M	C$0.19	39.37

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CG or KNT?

Centerra Gold received 329 more outperform votes than K92 Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.29% of users gave K92 Mining an outperform vote while only 49.93% of users gave Centerra Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Centerra Gold	Outperform Votes 358 49.93%	Underperform Votes 359 50.07%
K92 Mining	Outperform Votes 29 85.29%	Underperform Votes 5 14.71%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in CG or KNT?

90.9% of Centerra Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of K92 Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Centerra Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of K92 Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

K92 Mining beats Centerra Gold on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.