First Mining Gold (FF) Competitors

First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) and Vitalhub (TSE:VHI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, FF or VHI?

First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vitalhub has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FF or VHI?

6.6% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.4% of Vitalhub shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.6% of Vitalhub shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, FF or VHI?

Vitalhub has higher revenue and earnings than First Mining Gold. First Mining Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vitalhub, 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
First Mining Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$46.59M	-C$0.04	-3.57
Vitalhub	C$65.49M	8.61	C$3.35M	C$0.06	169.48

Does the media prefer FF or VHI?

In the previous week, Vitalhub had 9 more articles in the media than First Mining Gold. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Vitalhub and 1 mentions for First Mining Gold. First Mining Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Vitalhub's score of -0.09 indicating that First Mining Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Mining Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Vitalhub	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer FF or VHI?

First Mining Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$0.35, suggesting a potential upside of 118.75%. Vitalhub has a consensus price target of C$12.90, suggesting a potential upside of 23.80%. Given First Mining Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe First Mining Gold is more favorable than Vitalhub.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Mining Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
Vitalhub	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is FF or VHI more profitable?

Vitalhub has a net margin of 5.11% compared to First Mining Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Vitalhub's return on equity of 3.01% beat First Mining Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Mining Gold	N/A	-19.04%	-5.67%
Vitalhub	5.11%	3.01%	3.81%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer FF or VHI?

First Mining Gold received 39 more outperform votes than Vitalhub when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.22% of users gave Vitalhub an outperform vote while only 69.33% of users gave First Mining Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
First Mining Gold	Outperform Votes 52 69.33%	Underperform Votes 23 30.67%
Vitalhub	Outperform Votes 13 72.22%	Underperform Votes 5 27.78%

Summary

Vitalhub beats First Mining Gold on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.