SAU vs. MDI, LAC, SLI, NDM, POM, NOU, FWZ, AMC, FVL, and TECK.A
Should you be buying St. Augustine Gold and Copper stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of St. Augustine Gold and Copper include Major Drilling Group International (MDI), Lithium Americas (LAC), Standard Lithium (SLI), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), PolyMet Mining (POM), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NOU), Fireweed Metals (FWZ), Arizona Metals (AMC), Freegold Ventures (FVL), and Teck Resources (TECK.A). These companies are all part of the "other industrial metals & mining" industry.
St. Augustine Gold and Copper vs. Its Competitors
St. Augustine Gold and Copper (TSE:SAU) and Major Drilling Group International (TSE:MDI) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, media sentiment and valuation.
St. Augustine Gold and Copper has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Major Drilling Group International has a beta of 1.65, suggesting that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Major Drilling Group International has higher revenue and earnings than St. Augustine Gold and Copper. Major Drilling Group International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. Augustine Gold and Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, St. Augustine Gold and Copper had 6 more articles in the media than Major Drilling Group International. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for St. Augustine Gold and Copper and 0 mentions for Major Drilling Group International. Major Drilling Group International's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat St. Augustine Gold and Copper's score of 0.43 indicating that Major Drilling Group International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
0.9% of St. Augustine Gold and Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.2% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by institutional investors. 61.3% of St. Augustine Gold and Copper shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Major Drilling Group International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Major Drilling Group International has a net margin of 6.12% compared to St. Augustine Gold and Copper's net margin of 0.00%. Major Drilling Group International's return on equity of 8.26% beat St. Augustine Gold and Copper's return on equity.
Summary
Major Drilling Group International beats St. Augustine Gold and Copper on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:SAU) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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