Moneta Gold (ME) Competitors

Liberty Gold (TSE:LGD) and Moneta Gold (TSE:ME) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Is LGD or ME more profitable?

Liberty Gold's return on equity of -28.67% beat Moneta Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Liberty Gold	N/A	-53.91%	-29.83%
Moneta Gold	N/A	-28.67%	-20.13%

Do analysts rate LGD or ME?

Liberty Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$1.23, indicating a potential upside of 288.89%. Moneta Gold has a consensus price target of C$3.00, indicating a potential upside of 105.48%. Given Moneta Gold's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Liberty Gold is more favorable than Moneta Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Liberty Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Moneta Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media refer more to LGD or ME?

In the previous week, Moneta Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Liberty Gold. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Moneta Gold and 1 mentions for Liberty Gold. Moneta Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Liberty Gold's score of 0.37 indicating that Liberty Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Liberty Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Moneta Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LGD or ME?

28.2% of Liberty Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Moneta Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Liberty Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Moneta Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, LGD or ME?

Liberty Gold has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Moneta Gold has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LGD or ME?

Moneta Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Gold, 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
Liberty Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$22.11M	-C$0.10	-3.15
Moneta Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$17.85M	-C$0.34	-4.29

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LGD or ME?

Liberty Gold received 82 more outperform votes than Moneta Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.61% of users gave Liberty Gold an outperform vote while only 68.22% of users gave Moneta Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Liberty Gold	Outperform Votes 155 75.61%	Underperform Votes 50 24.39%
Moneta Gold	Outperform Votes 73 68.22%	Underperform Votes 34 31.78%

Summary

Liberty Gold and Moneta Gold tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.