Energy Fuels (EFR) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate BTO or EFR?

B2Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$6.75, indicating a potential downside of 5.20%. Given B2Gold's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Energy Fuels.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Does the media refer more to BTO or EFR?

In the previous week, Energy Fuels had 1 more articles in the media than B2Gold. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Energy Fuels and 7 mentions for B2Gold. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Energy Fuels' score of 0.82 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is BTO or EFR 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
B2Gold	-38.20%	-20.27%	6.33%
Energy Fuels	-90.40%	-9.25%	-4.04%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BTO or EFR?

42.8% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.0% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of B2Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Energy Fuels shares are owned by 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BTO or EFR?

Energy Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
B2Gold	C$2.17B	4.34	-C$563.17M	-C$0.35	-20.34
Energy Fuels	C$65.08M	100.56	-C$29.68M	-C$0.49	-57.90

Which has more volatility and risk, BTO or EFR?

B2Gold has a beta of 0.816202, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.77809, suggesting that its stock price is 78% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

B2Gold and Energy Fuels tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.