Energy Fuels (EFR) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, 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$32.84M	58.08	-C$29.68M	-C$0.30	-45.49
B2Gold	C$1.47B	2.98	-C$563.17M	-C$0.87	-5.48

Which has more volatility and risk, EFR or BTO?

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EFR or BTO?

51.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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%

Do analysts rate EFR or BTO?

B2Gold has a consensus price target of C$6.11, indicating a potential upside of 28.36%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the media favor EFR or BTO?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 7 more articles in the media than Energy Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for B2Gold and 5 mentions for Energy Fuels. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Energy Fuels' score of 0.85 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Summary

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