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Western Copper and Gold (WRN) Competitors

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C$1.70 +0.05 (+3.03%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

WRN vs. NEXA, RUP, SUM, IE, MMX, LAC, GGD, ASM, GSV, and GAU

Should you be buying Western Copper and Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Copper and Gold include Nexa Resources (NEXA), Rupert Resources (RUP), Solium Capital (SUM), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Maverix Metals (MMX), Lithium Americas (LAC), GoGold Resources (GGD), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Gold Standard Ventures (GSV), and Galiano Gold (GAU). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.

Western Copper and Gold vs. Its Competitors

Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) and Nexa Resources (TSE:NEXA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Western Copper and Gold had 8 more articles in the media than Nexa Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Western Copper and Gold and 0 mentions for Nexa Resources. Western Copper and Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Nexa Resources' score of -0.64 indicating that Western Copper and Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Western Copper and Gold Neutral
Nexa Resources Negative

Nexa Resources' return on equity of 0.00% beat Western Copper and Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Western Copper and GoldN/A -3.54% -2.68%
Nexa Resources N/A N/A N/A

Nexa Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Western Copper and Gold. Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexa Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Western Copper and GoldN/AN/A-C$5.77M-C$0.03-56.59
Nexa ResourcesC$2.58B0.00C$207.93MC$1.57N/A

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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Western Copper and Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 135.29%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Nexa Resources.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Western Copper and Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.40
Nexa Resources
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Western Copper and Gold beats Nexa Resources on 8 of the 14 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.
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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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WRN vs. The Competition

MetricWestern Copper and GoldOther Industrial Metals & Mining IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$331.70MC$990.90MC$3.24BC$6.13B
Dividend Yield2.79%6.19%5.16%6.72%
P/E Ratio-56.5980.6585.7846.58
Price / SalesN/A20,732.3426,914,679,906,528,400.00997.17
Price / Cash11.7924.7023.8183.29
Price / Book1.777.105.914.67
Net Income-C$5.77MC$71.98MC$150.79MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance-5.56%1.06%0.83%0.63%
1 Month Performance3.03%6.88%7.70%4.54%
1 Year Performance9.68%34.20%25.08%26.92%

Western Copper and Gold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WRN
Western Copper and Gold
2.1007 of 5 stars
C$1.70
+3.0%
C$4.00
+135.3%
+5.1%C$331.70MN/A-56.598Analyst Revision
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
NEXA
Nexa Resources
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.34BC$2.58B6.465,349High Trading Volume
RUP
Rupert Resources
N/AC$4.52
-2.0%
C$8.00
+77.0%
+0.0%C$1.09BN/A-151.74N/A
SUM
Solium Capital
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$1.08BC$108.34M222.674,800
IE
Ivanhoe Electric
N/AC$11.65
+7.2%
N/A-1.9%C$999.49MC$2.31M-5.18244News Coverage
Positive News
MMX
Maverix Metals
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$962.39MC$61.65M59.369,400
LAC
Lithium Americas
0.937 of 5 stars
C$3.63
+1.4%
C$7.50
+106.6%
+0.0%C$552.28MC$39.65K-18.99749News Coverage
GGD
GoGold Resources
0.376 of 5 stars
C$2.23
-4.3%
C$3.85
+72.6%
+56.1%C$518.91MC$35.15M223.76204
ASM
Avino Silver & Gold Mines
N/AC$4.84
-2.8%
N/A+292.6%C$478.34MC$39.79M128.6234News Coverage
GSV
Gold Standard Ventures
N/AC$2.02
+1.3%
N/A+0.0%C$470.26MN/A0.0020
GAU
Galiano Gold
3.4896 of 5 stars
C$1.90
+0.5%
C$2.50
+31.6%
-23.7%C$346.24MC$119.21M-586.02560News Coverage
High Trading Volume

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