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 superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

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%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALS or ERD?

22.5% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.5% 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 better earnings and valuation, 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$47.19M	30.66	C$13.64M	C$2.08	15.02
Erdene Resource Development	N/A	N/A	-C$887.99K	-C$0.18	-45.67

Which has more risk and volatility, ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.117916, suggesting that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erdene Resource Development has a beta of 0.975418, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer ALS or ERD?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals and Altius Minerals both had 1 articles in the media. Erdene Resource Development's average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat Altius Minerals' score of 0.30 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
Altius Minerals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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

Do analysts recommend ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals presently has a consensus price target of C$32.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.71%. Given Altius Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 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

Summary

Altius Minerals beats Erdene Resource Development on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.