Erdene Resource Development (ERD) Competitors

Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) and Erdene Resource Development (TSE:ERD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals received 170 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 60.42% of users gave Altius Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altius Minerals	Outperform Votes 258 60.42%	Underperform Votes 169 39.58%
Erdene Resource Development	Outperform Votes 88 69.29%	Underperform Votes 39 30.71%

Which has better valuation and earnings, ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Erdene Resource Development. Erdene Resource Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altius 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
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	29.15	C$13.64M	C$0.30	93.48
Erdene Resource Development	N/A	N/A	-C$887.99K	-C$0.00	-361.38

Do analysts rate ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals presently has a consensus price target of C$30.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.33%. Given Altius Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Altius Minerals is more favorable than Erdene Resource Development.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Erdene Resource Development	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor ALS or ERD?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 15 more articles in the media than Erdene Resource Development. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Altius Minerals and 1 mentions for Erdene Resource Development. Altius Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Erdene Resource Development's score of 0.34 indicating that Altius Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Altius Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 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)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ALS or ERD?

24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Erdene Resource Development shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of Erdene Resource Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% 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.

Is ALS or ERD more profitable?

Altius Minerals has a net margin of 31.13% compared to Erdene Resource Development's net margin of 0.00%. Altius Minerals' return on equity of 2.80% beat Erdene Resource Development's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altius Minerals	31.13%	2.80%	2.60%
Erdene Resource Development	N/A	-1.51%	-6.56%

Summary

Altius Minerals beats Erdene Resource Development on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.