BSX vs. LGC, AU, BYN, VGZ, NM, LN, VEIN, BSR, RPM, and STGO
Should you be buying Belo Sun Mining stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Belo Sun Mining include Lavras Gold (LGC), Aurion Resources (AU), Banyan Gold (BYN), Vista Gold (VGZ), Northern Empire Resources (NM), Loncor Gold (LN), Pasofino Gold (VEIN), Bluestone Resources (BSR), Rye Patch Gold (RPM), and Steppe Gold (STGO). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
Lavras Gold (CVE:LGC) and Belo Sun Mining (TSE:BSX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
Belo Sun Mining received 18 more outperform votes than Lavras Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.28% of users gave Belo Sun Mining an outperform vote while only 55.81% of users gave Lavras Gold an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Belo Sun Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Lavras Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Lavras Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Lavras Gold has a beta of -0.1, meaning that its share price is 110% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Belo Sun Mining has a beta of 2.1, meaning that its share price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Belo Sun Mining's return on equity of -9.76% beat Lavras Gold's return on equity.
24.8% of Belo Sun Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 42.8% of Lavras Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.2% of Belo Sun Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Lavras Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Belo Sun Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Belo Sun Mining beats Lavras Gold on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.
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