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C$0.79 -0.05 (-5.95%)
As of 09/28/2026 04:45 PM Eastern

FF vs. NG, PPTA, ORA, CEE, and ASR

Should you buy First Mining Gold stock or one of its competitors? First Mining Gold's main competitors and comparable companies include NovaGold Resources (NG), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), Aura Minerals (ORA), Centamin (CEE), and Alacer Gold (ASR). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.

How does First Mining Gold compare to NovaGold Resources?

First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) and NovaGold Resources (TSE:NG) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.

NovaGold Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Mining Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Mining GoldN/AN/A-C$46.59M-C$0.06N/A
NovaGold ResourcesN/AN/A-C$32.52M-C$0.16N/A

NovaGold Resources' return on equity of -23.94% beat First Mining Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Mining GoldN/A -32.30% -5.67%
NovaGold Resources N/A -23.94%-12.05%

10.6% of First Mining Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.5% of NovaGold Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of NovaGold Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.977914, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NovaGold Resources has a beta of 3.886445, meaning that its share price is 289% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, First Mining Gold had 4 more articles in the media than NovaGold Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Mining Gold and 0 mentions for NovaGold Resources. First Mining Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat NovaGold Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that First Mining Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Mining Gold Positive
NovaGold Resources Neutral

First Mining Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$1.05, indicating a potential upside of 32.91%. NovaGold Resources has a consensus price target of C$18.00, indicating a potential upside of 91.08%. Given NovaGold Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NovaGold Resources is more favorable than First Mining Gold.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Mining Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
NovaGold Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.60

Summary

NovaGold Resources beats First Mining Gold on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Mining Gold compare to Perpetua Resources?

First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) and Perpetua Resources (TSE:PPTA) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Perpetua Resources' return on equity of -31.73% beat First Mining Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Mining GoldN/A -32.30% -5.67%
Perpetua Resources N/A -31.73%-29.12%

10.6% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Perpetua Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Mining Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Mining GoldN/AN/A-C$46.59M-C$0.06N/A
Perpetua ResourcesN/AN/A-C$16.37M-C$2.06N/A

First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.977914, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Perpetua Resources has a beta of 1.126496, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the broader market.

First Mining Gold currently has a consensus target price of C$1.05, suggesting a potential upside of 32.91%. Perpetua Resources has a consensus target price of C$55.00, suggesting a potential upside of 77.94%. Given Perpetua Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perpetua Resources is more favorable than First Mining Gold.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Mining Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Perpetua Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, First Mining Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Perpetua Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Mining Gold and 1 mentions for Perpetua Resources. First Mining Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Perpetua Resources' score of 0.00 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
1 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Perpetua Resources
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Summary

First Mining Gold beats Perpetua Resources on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Mining Gold compare to Aura Minerals?

First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) and Aura Minerals (TSE:ORA) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

First Mining Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$1.05, suggesting a potential upside of 32.91%. Given First Mining Gold's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe First Mining Gold is more favorable than Aura Minerals.

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

10.6% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of Aura Minerals shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 58.0% of Aura Minerals shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

First Mining Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Aura Minerals' net margin of -18.48%. First Mining Gold's return on equity of -32.30% beat Aura Minerals' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Mining GoldN/A -32.30% -5.67%
Aura Minerals -18.48%-46.56%8.95%

First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.977914, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aura Minerals has a beta of 1.190396, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

Aura Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than First Mining Gold. Aura Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Mining Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Mining GoldN/AN/A-C$46.59M-C$0.06N/A
Aura MineralsC$679.91M5.65-C$37.81M-C$0.82N/A

In the previous week, First Mining Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Aura Minerals. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Mining Gold and 0 mentions for Aura Minerals. First Mining Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Aura Minerals' score of 0.00 indicating that First Mining Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Mining Gold Positive
Aura Minerals Neutral

First Mining Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 30.4%. Aura Minerals pays an annual dividend of C$0.89 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. First Mining Gold pays out -400.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aura Minerals pays out -108.5% 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.

Summary

First Mining Gold beats Aura Minerals on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Mining Gold compare to Centamin?

Centamin (TSE:CEE) and First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) are both materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

90.6% of Centamin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of First Mining Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Centamin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Centamin has a beta of 0.56, indicating that its share price is 44% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.977914, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Centamin has a net margin of 9.10% compared to First Mining Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Centamin's return on equity of 14.16% beat First Mining Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Centamin9.10% 14.16% 8.45%
First Mining Gold N/A -32.30%-5.67%

In the previous week, First Mining Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Centamin. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Mining Gold and 0 mentions for Centamin. First Mining Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Centamin's score of 0.00 indicating that First Mining Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Centamin Neutral
First Mining Gold Positive

Centamin pays an annual dividend of C$0.06 per share. First Mining Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 30.4%. Centamin pays out 60.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. First Mining Gold pays out -400.0% 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 consensus price target of C$1.05, indicating a potential upside of 32.91%. Given First Mining Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Mining Gold is more favorable than Centamin.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Centamin
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
First Mining Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Centamin has higher revenue and earnings than First Mining Gold. First Mining Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centamin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CentaminC$930.75M0.00C$84.67MC$0.10N/A
First Mining GoldN/AN/A-C$46.59M-C$0.06N/A

Summary

First Mining Gold beats Centamin on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does First Mining Gold compare to Alacer Gold?

First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) and Alacer Gold (TSE:ASR) are both materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, First Mining Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Alacer Gold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Mining Gold and 0 mentions for Alacer Gold. First Mining Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Alacer Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that First Mining Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
First Mining Gold Positive
Alacer Gold Neutral

First Mining Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$1.05, indicating a potential upside of 32.91%. Given First Mining Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe First Mining Gold is more favorable than Alacer Gold.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
First Mining Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Alacer Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Alacer Gold has higher revenue and earnings than First Mining Gold. First Mining Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alacer Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
First Mining GoldN/AN/A-C$46.59M-C$0.06N/A
Alacer GoldC$574.09M0.00C$162.74MC$0.55N/A

10.6% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Alacer Gold's return on equity of 0.00% beat First Mining Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
First Mining GoldN/A -32.30% -5.67%
Alacer Gold N/A N/A N/A

Summary

First Mining Gold beats Alacer Gold on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FF vs. The Competition

MetricFirst Mining GoldMetals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$1.18BC$3.81BC$4.81BC$12.55B
Dividend Yield7.77%5.23%4.73%6.30%
P/E Ratio-13.1725.1225.4439.77
Price / SalesN/A27,834.7116,536.709.18
Price / Cash14.6426.4924.5082.29
Price / Book4.9212.1110.064.62
Net Income-C$46.59MC$127.13MC$157.81MC$299.09M
7 Day Performance-9.20%-3.27%-2.91%-2.06%
1 Month Performance-11.24%-4.12%-3.94%-2.81%
1 Year Performance163.33%24.74%21.22%17.81%

First Mining Gold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FF
First Mining Gold
3.5237 of 5 stars
C$0.79
-6.0%
C$1.05
+32.9%
+172.4%C$1.18BN/AN/A470
NG
NovaGold Resources
1.8179 of 5 stars
C$10.20
flat
C$18.00
+76.5%
-18.4%C$4.48BN/AN/A10
PPTA
Perpetua Resources
1.1274 of 5 stars
C$32.89
flat
C$55.00
+67.2%
+4.8%C$4.11BN/AN/A33
ORA
Aura Minerals
0.0319 of 5 stars
C$45.97
-3.9%
N/A+0.0%C$3.84BC$679.91MN/A1,480
CEE
Centamin
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$2.88BC$930.75M24.804,874

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This page (TSE:FF) was last updated on 9/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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