WRN vs. CXB, NEXA, ASM, RUP, SUM, GGD, MMX, GAU, EMX, and GSV
Should you be buying Western Copper and Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Copper and Gold include Calibre Mining (CXB), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Rupert Resources (RUP), Solium Capital (SUM), GoGold Resources (GGD), Maverix Metals (MMX), Galiano Gold (GAU), EMX Royalty (EMX), and Gold Standard Ventures (GSV). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
Western Copper and Gold vs. Its Competitors
Calibre Mining (TSE:CXB) and Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) 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, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, Western Copper and Gold had 1 more articles in the media than Calibre Mining. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Western Copper and Gold and 0 mentions for Calibre Mining. Western Copper and Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Calibre Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Western Copper and Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
33.6% of Calibre Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.7% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Calibre Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Calibre Mining has a beta of 2.08, meaning that its share price is 108% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 1.263842, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Calibre Mining has a net margin of 5.63% compared to Western Copper and Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Calibre Mining's return on equity of 3.75% beat Western Copper and Gold's return on equity.
Calibre Mining presently has a consensus target price of C$3.76, indicating a potential upside of 25.70%. Western Copper and Gold has a consensus target price of C$4.25, indicating a potential upside of 34.07%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Calibre Mining.
Calibre Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Western Copper and Gold. Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calibre Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Calibre Mining beats Western Copper and Gold on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WRN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:WRN) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
