WRN vs. ERO, NEXA, IE, RUP, SUM, MMX, LAC, ASM, GGD, 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 Ero Copper (ERO), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Rupert Resources (RUP), Solium Capital (SUM), Maverix Metals (MMX), Lithium Americas (LAC), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), GoGold Resources (GGD), 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
Ero Copper (TSE:ERO) and Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.
Ero Copper presently has a consensus target price of C$27.85, indicating a potential upside of 42.67%. Western Copper and Gold has a consensus target price of C$4.00, indicating a potential upside of 136.69%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Ero Copper.
Ero Copper has a beta of 1.98, indicating that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Western Copper and Gold. Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ero Copper has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Western Copper and Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 2.24% beat Western Copper and Gold's return on equity.
In the previous week, Ero Copper had 10 more articles in the media than Western Copper and Gold. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Ero Copper and 1 mentions for Western Copper and Gold. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Western Copper and Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.
77.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Ero Copper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Western Copper and Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Ero Copper beats Western Copper and Gold on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:WRN) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff