Western Copper and Gold (WRN) Competitors

Rupert Resources (CVE:RUP) and Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Is RUP or WRN more profitable?

Western Copper and Gold's return on equity of -3.54% beat Rupert Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rupert Resources	N/A	-4.05%	N/A
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	-3.54%	-2.68%

Do analysts rate RUP or WRN?

Rupert Resources presently has a consensus target price of C$8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 76.99%. Western Copper and Gold has a consensus target price of C$3.58, suggesting a potential upside of 121.19%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Rupert Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rupert Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Western Copper and Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has better earnings and valuation, RUP or WRN?

Rupert Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Copper and 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
Rupert Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$7.94M	-C$0.03	-151.74
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$5.77M	-C$0.03	-53.93

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RUP or WRN?

20.1% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.3% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in RUP or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold received 120 more outperform votes than Rupert Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.30% of users gave Western Copper and Gold an outperform vote while only 53.17% of users gave Rupert Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Rupert Resources	Outperform Votes 67 53.17%	Underperform Votes 59 46.83%
Western Copper and Gold	Outperform Votes 187 70.30%	Underperform Votes 79 29.70%

Does the media favor RUP or WRN?

In the previous week, Western Copper and Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Rupert Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Western Copper and Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rupert Resources	Neutral
Western Copper and Gold	Positive

Summary

Western Copper and Gold beats Rupert Resources on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.