Western Copper and Gold (WRN) Competitors

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

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

0.0% of Entrée Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of Western Copper and Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 50.2% of Entrée Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.2% of Western Copper and Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ETG or WRN more profitable?

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

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entrée Resources	N/A	N/A	-38.66%
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	-3.43%	-2.06%

Does the media prefer ETG or WRN?

In the previous week, Entrée Resources and Entrée Resources both had 2 articles in the media. Western Copper and Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Entrée Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Entrée Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entrée Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Western Copper and Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ETG or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Entrée Resources, 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
Entrée Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$9.58M	-C$0.07	-23.14
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$4.19M	-C$0.03	-65.33

Which has more risk and volatility, ETG or WRN?

Entrée Resources has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 2.07, suggesting that its share price is 107% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ETG or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold received 84 more outperform votes than Entrée Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.54% of users gave Western Copper and Gold an outperform vote while only 54.14% of users gave Entrée Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Entrée Resources	Outperform Votes 98 54.14%	Underperform Votes 83 45.86%
Western Copper and Gold	Outperform Votes 182 70.54%	Underperform Votes 76 29.46%

Do analysts rate ETG or WRN?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entrée Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Western Copper and Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Western Copper and Gold beats Entrée Resources on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.