Entrée Resources (ETG) Competitors

Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) and Entrée Resources (TSE:ETG) 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 community ranking, dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor ALS or ETG?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 1 more articles in the media than Entrée Resources. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Altius Minerals and 0 mentions for Entrée Resources. Entrée Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Altius Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that Altius Minerals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Altius Minerals	Positive
Entrée Resources	Neutral

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

26.0% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Entrée Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 43.0% of Entrée Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ALS or ETG?

Altius Minerals presently has a consensus price target of C$25.34, indicating a potential upside of 17.12%. Given Entrée Resources' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Altius Minerals is more favorable than Entrée Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Entrée Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ALS or ETG?

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
Altius Minerals	C$60.19M	16.70	C$9.20M	C$0.19	113.89
Entrée Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$10.27M	-C$0.07	-21.29

Is ALS or ETG more profitable?

Altius Minerals has a net margin of 15.28% compared to Altius Minerals' net margin of 0.00%. Entrée Resources' return on equity of 1.50% beat Altius Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altius Minerals	15.28%	1.50%	2.27%
Entrée Resources	N/A	N/A	-45.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ALS or ETG?

Altius Minerals received 156 more outperform votes than Entrée Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.77% of users gave Altius Minerals an outperform vote while only 54.14% of users gave Entrée Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altius Minerals	Outperform Votes 254 60.77%	Underperform Votes 164 39.23%
Entrée Resources	Outperform Votes 98 54.14%	Underperform Votes 83 45.86%

Which has more risk & volatility, ALS or ETG?

Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Entrée Resources has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Altius Minerals beats Entrée Resources on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.