Entrée Resources (ETG) Competitors

Entrée Resources (TSE:ETG) and Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and dividends.

Does the media refer more to ETG or ALS?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 18 more articles in the media than Entrée Resources. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Altius Minerals and 1 mentions for Entrée Resources. Altius Minerals' average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Entrée Resources' score of 0.25 indicating that Altius Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entrée Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Altius Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ETG or ALS more profitable?

Altius Minerals has a net margin of 31.13% compared to Entrée Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Entrée Resources' return on equity of 11.05% beat Altius Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entrée Resources	N/A	11.05%	-49.40%
Altius Minerals	31.13%	2.80%	2.60%

Which has more volatility and risk, ETG or ALS?

Entrée Resources has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ETG or ALS?

0.1% of Entrée Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 43.3% of Entrée Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ETG or ALS?

Altius Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Entrée Resources. Entrée Resources 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
Entrée Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$5.14M	-C$0.05	-44.41
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	29.14	C$13.64M	C$0.30	93.45

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ETG or ALS?

Altius Minerals received 160 more outperform votes than Entrée Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.42% of users gave Altius Minerals an outperform vote while only 53.85% of users gave Entrée Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Entrée Resources	Outperform Votes 98 53.85%	Underperform Votes 84 46.15%
Altius Minerals	Outperform Votes 258 60.42%	Underperform Votes 169 39.58%

Do analysts prefer ETG or ALS?

Entrée Resources currently has a consensus target price of C$2.00, indicating a potential downside of 9.50%. Altius Minerals has a consensus target price of C$30.75, indicating a potential upside of 11.37%. Given Altius Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Altius Minerals is more favorable than Entrée Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entrée Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Altius Minerals beats Entrée Resources on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.