Steppe Gold (STGO) Competitors

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

Does the media favor LN or STGO?

In the previous week, Steppe Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Loncor Gold'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Loncor Gold	Neutral
Steppe Gold	Neutral

Is LN or STGO more profitable?

Steppe Gold has a net margin of 24.94% compared to Steppe Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Loncor Gold's return on equity of 48.35% beat Steppe Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loncor Gold	N/A	-67.77%	-39.46%
Steppe Gold	24.94%	48.35%	11.24%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, LN or STGO?

Steppe Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Loncor Gold. Loncor Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Steppe 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
Loncor Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$21.27M	-C$0.01	-37.00
Steppe Gold	C$57.52M	1.24	C$14.35M	C$0.25	2.72

Which has more risk & volatility, LN or STGO?

Loncor Gold has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steppe Gold has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate LN or STGO?

Steppe Gold has a consensus target price of C$2.69, indicating a potential upside of 294.85%. Given Loncor Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Steppe Gold is more favorable than Loncor Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loncor Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Steppe Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LN or STGO?

Steppe Gold received 13 more outperform votes than Loncor Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 88.89% of users gave Steppe Gold an outperform vote while only 75.00% of users gave Loncor Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Loncor Gold	Outperform Votes 3 75.00%	Underperform Votes 1 25.00%
Steppe Gold	Outperform Votes 16 88.89%	Underperform Votes 2 11.11%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in LN or STGO?

8.0% of Loncor Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Steppe Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 47.9% of Loncor Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.9% of Steppe Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Steppe Gold beats Loncor Gold on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.