Galiano Gold (GAU) Competitors

Galiano Gold (TSE:GAU) and Calibre Mining (TSE:CXB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts recommend GAU or CXB?

Galiano Gold currently has a consensus target price of C$2.50, suggesting a potential downside of 21.63%. Calibre Mining has a consensus target price of C$3.67, suggesting a potential upside of 22.79%. Given Calibre Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Calibre Mining is more favorable than Galiano Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Galiano Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Calibre Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has better earnings and valuation, GAU or CXB?

Calibre Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Galiano Gold. Galiano Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calibre Mining, 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
Galiano Gold	C$309.58M	2.66	-C$418.82K	-C$0.03	-106.33
Calibre Mining	C$404.24M	4.45	C$22.75M	C$0.05	55.92

Does the media favor GAU or CXB?

In the previous week, Galiano Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Calibre Mining'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Galiano Gold	Neutral
Calibre Mining	Neutral

Is GAU or CXB more profitable?

Calibre Mining has a net margin of 5.63% compared to Galiano Gold's net margin of -0.35%. Calibre Mining's return on equity of 3.75% beat Galiano Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galiano Gold	-0.35%	-0.26%	0.81%
Calibre Mining	5.63%	3.75%	6.25%

Which has more volatility and risk, GAU or CXB?

Galiano Gold has a beta of 1.154663, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Calibre Mining has a beta of 2.08, suggesting that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GAU or CXB?

34.3% of Galiano Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of Calibre Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 23.1% of Galiano Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Calibre Mining shares are held 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.

Summary

Calibre Mining beats Galiano Gold on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.