Erdene Resource Development (ERD) Competitors

Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSE:NDM) and Erdene Resource Development (TSE:ERD) 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 valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media prefer NDM or ERD?

In the previous week, Northern Dynasty Minerals and Northern Dynasty Minerals both had 1 articles in the media. Erdene Resource Development's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' score of 0.37 indicating that Erdene Resource Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Erdene Resource Development	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, NDM or ERD?

Northern Dynasty Minerals has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erdene Resource Development has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NDM or ERD?

Erdene Resource Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Dynasty Minerals, 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
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	N/A	-C$17.31M	-C$0.03	-46.59
Erdene Resource Development	N/A	N/A	-C$887.99K	-C$0.00	-337.56

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NDM or ERD?

13.7% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Erdene Resource Development shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Northern Dynasty Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of Erdene Resource Development shares are held 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 NDM or ERD more profitable?

Erdene Resource Development's return on equity of -1.51% beat Northern Dynasty Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Dynasty Minerals	N/A	-14.44%	-8.16%
Erdene Resource Development	N/A	-1.51%	-6.56%

Do analysts recommend NDM or ERD?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Dynasty Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Erdene Resource Development	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NDM or ERD?

Northern Dynasty Minerals received 258 more outperform votes than Erdene Resource Development when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.29% of users gave Erdene Resource Development an outperform vote while only 65.16% of users gave Northern Dynasty Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Dynasty Minerals	Outperform Votes 346 65.16%	Underperform Votes 185 34.84%
Erdene Resource Development	Outperform Votes 88 69.29%	Underperform Votes 39 30.71%

Summary

Erdene Resource Development beats Northern Dynasty Minerals on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.