FF vs. CF, SLI, VHI, ROG, ESI, IGX, ICL, PRM, REX, and OEC
Should you be buying First Mining Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Mining Gold include Canaccord Genuity Group (CF), Standard Lithium (SLI), Vitalhub (VHI), Roxgold (ROG), Ensign Energy Services (ESI), IntelGenx Technologies (IGX), Itasca Capital Ltd. (ICL.V) (ICL), Cott (PRM), Orex Minerals (REX), and Oracle Energy (OEC). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
First Mining Gold vs. Its Competitors
Canaccord Genuity Group (TSE:CF) and First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Canaccord Genuity Group and Canaccord Genuity Group both had 1 articles in the media. Canaccord Genuity Group's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat First Mining Gold's score of 0.29 indicating that Canaccord Genuity Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Canaccord Genuity Group has a beta of 1.432317, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.808693, indicating that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
13.5% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of First Mining Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 4.6% of Canaccord Genuity Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Canaccord Genuity Group presently has a consensus target price of C$12.38, suggesting a potential upside of 20.03%. First Mining Gold has a consensus target price of C$0.35, suggesting a potential upside of 13.82%. Given Canaccord Genuity Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canaccord Genuity Group is more favorable than First Mining Gold.
Canaccord Genuity Group has higher revenue and earnings than First Mining Gold. First Mining Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canaccord Genuity Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Canaccord Genuity Group pays an annual dividend of C$0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. First Mining Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 78.0%. Canaccord Genuity Group pays out -52.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Mining Gold pays out -2,197.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. First Mining Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
First Mining Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Canaccord Genuity Group's net margin of -1.33%. Canaccord Genuity Group's return on equity of -2.33% beat First Mining Gold's return on equity.
Summary
Canaccord Genuity Group beats First Mining Gold on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:FF) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff