Generation Mining (GENM) Competitors

Generation Mining (TSE:GENM) and Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GENM or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generation 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
Generation Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$22.19M	-C$0.09	-7.00
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$5.77M	-C$0.02	-139.00

Is GENM or WRN more profitable?

Generation Mining's return on equity of 60.13% beat Western Copper and Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Generation Mining	N/A	60.13%	-71.47%
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	-3.54%	-2.68%

Do analysts recommend GENM or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold has a consensus target price of C$4.25, suggesting a potential upside of 52.88%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Generation Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Generation Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Western Copper and Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has more volatility and risk, GENM or WRN?

Generation Mining has a beta of 1.148976, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 0.828608, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GENM or WRN?

8.1% of Generation Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.5% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Generation Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GENM or WRN?

In the previous week, Western Copper and Gold had 1 more articles in the media than Generation Mining. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Western Copper and Gold and 1 mentions for Generation Mining. Western Copper and Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Generation Mining's score of -0.23 indicating that Western Copper and Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Generation Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Western Copper and Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Western Copper and Gold beats Generation Mining on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.