Perpetua Resources (PPTA) Competitors

Perpetua Resources (TSE:PPTA) and NuVista Energy (TSE:NVA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do analysts rate PPTA or NVA?

Perpetua Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$19.00, indicating a potential upside of 0.53%. NuVista Energy has a consensus target price of C$17.28, indicating a potential upside of 23.53%. Given NuVista Energy's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NuVista Energy is more favorable than Perpetua Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perpetua Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
NuVista Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, PPTA or NVA?

Perpetua Resources has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NuVista Energy has a beta of 2.57, meaning that its stock price is 157% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to PPTA or NVA?

In the previous week, NuVista Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Perpetua Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for NuVista Energy and 4 mentions for Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat NuVista Energy's score of 0.33 indicating that Perpetua Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perpetua Resources	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
NuVista Energy	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PPTA or NVA?

NuVista Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NuVista Energy, 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
Perpetua Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$16.37M	-C$0.46	-41.06
NuVista Energy	C$1.22B	2.35	C$294.68M	C$1.43	9.78

Is PPTA or NVA more profitable?

NuVista Energy has a net margin of 24.21% compared to Perpetua Resources' net margin of 0.00%. NuVista Energy's return on equity of 13.51% beat Perpetua Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perpetua Resources	N/A	-19.48%	-29.12%
NuVista Energy	24.21%	13.51%	9.79%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PPTA or NVA?

69.4% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.0% of NuVista Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.3% of NuVista Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PPTA or NVA?

NuVista Energy received 770 more outperform votes than Perpetua Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Perpetua Resources an outperform vote while only 71.21% of users gave NuVista Energy an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Perpetua Resources	Outperform Votes 4 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
NuVista Energy	Outperform Votes 774 71.21%	Underperform Votes 313 28.79%

Summary

NuVista Energy beats Perpetua Resources on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.