FF vs. VHI, SLI, ROG, ESI, IGX, ICL, PRM, REX, OEC, and CE
Should you be buying First Mining Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Mining Gold include Vitalhub (VHI), Standard Lithium (SLI), Roxgold (ROG), Ensign Energy Services (ESI), IntelGenx Technologies (IGX), Itasca Capital Ltd. (ICL.V) (ICL), Cott (PRM), Orex Minerals (REX), Oracle Energy (OEC), and Canada Energy Partners (CE). These companies are all part of the "chemicals" industry.
First Mining Gold vs. Its Competitors
Vitalhub (TSE:VHI) and First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) are both small-cap chemicals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation and earnings.
Vitalhub has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
32.4% of Vitalhub shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.6% of Vitalhub shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Vitalhub currently has a consensus price target of C$13.25, suggesting a potential upside of 6.43%. First Mining Gold has a consensus price target of C$0.35, suggesting a potential upside of 86.67%. Given First Mining Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe First Mining Gold is more favorable than Vitalhub.
In the previous week, Vitalhub had 13 more articles in the media than First Mining Gold. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Vitalhub and 2 mentions for First Mining Gold. First Mining Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Vitalhub's score of 0.19 indicating that First Mining Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
Vitalhub beats First Mining Gold on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:FF) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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