Probe Gold (PRB) Competitors

Snowline Gold (CVE:SGD) and Probe Gold (TSE:PRB) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend SGD or PRB?

Snowline Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$11.00, indicating a potential upside of 17.77%. Given Snowline Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Snowline Gold is more favorable than Probe Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Snowline Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Probe Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is SGD or PRB more profitable?

Snowline Gold's return on equity of -68.30% beat Probe Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Snowline Gold	N/A	-68.30%	-31.74%
Probe Gold	N/A	-111.20%	-65.80%

Does the media prefer SGD or PRB?

In the previous week, Snowline Gold had 5 more articles in the media than Probe Gold. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Snowline Gold and 0 mentions for Probe Gold. Snowline Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.39 beat Probe Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Snowline Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Snowline Gold	Neutral
Probe Gold	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, SGD or PRB?

Snowline Gold has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Probe Gold has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SGD or PRB?

Snowline Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Probe 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
Snowline Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$17.87M	-C$0.11	-86.47
Probe Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$26.03M	-C$0.15	-16.95

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SGD or PRB?

17.0% of Snowline Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.0% of Probe Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 27.6% of Snowline Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.4% of Probe Gold shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Snowline Gold beats Probe Gold on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.