Energy Fuels (EFR) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend BTO or EFR?

B2Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 24.54%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has preferable valuation and 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$1.47B	3.40	-C$563.17M	-C$0.87	-6.24
Energy Fuels	C$32.84M	55.37	-C$29.68M	-C$0.30	-43.37

Which has more volatility and risk, BTO or EFR?

B2Gold has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.54, indicating that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BTO or EFR?

In the previous week, Energy Fuels had 4 more articles in the media than B2Gold. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Energy Fuels and 3 mentions for B2Gold. Energy Fuels' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat B2Gold's score of 0.23 indicating that Energy Fuels is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BTO or EFR?

62.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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%

Summary

Energy Fuels beats B2Gold on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.