LGO vs. WRN, ETG, GLO, REG, EMO, EMX, SCZ, NCX, TIC, and TMQ
Should you be buying Largo stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Largo include Western Copper and Gold (WRN), Entrée Resources (ETG), Global Atomic (GLO), Regulus Resources (REG), Emerita Resources (EMO), EMX Royalty (EMX), Santacruz Silver Mining (SCZ), NorthIsle Copper and Gold (NCX), Titanium (TIC), and Trilogy Metals (TMQ). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
Largo vs. Its Competitors
Largo (TSE:LGO) and Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) 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, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.
Western Copper and Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Largo's net margin of -33.74%. Western Copper and Gold's return on equity of -3.54% beat Largo's return on equity.
Western Copper and Gold received 182 more outperform votes than Largo when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.52% of users gave Western Copper and Gold an outperform vote while only 70.00% of users gave Largo an outperform vote.
64.5% of Largo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Largo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned 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.
Western Copper and Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Largo. Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Largo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Western Copper and Gold had 7 more articles in the media than Largo. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Western Copper and Gold and 1 mentions for Largo. Largo's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Western Copper and Gold's score of 0.88 indicating that Largo is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Western Copper and Gold has a consensus target price of C$4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 119.78%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Largo.
Largo has a beta of 2.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Western Copper and Gold beats Largo on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:LGO) was last updated on 6/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
