Greatland Gold (GGP) Competitors

Greatland Gold (LON:GGP) and Wheaton Precious Metals (LON:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has more risk and volatility, GGP or WPM?

Greatland Gold has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to GGP or WPM?

In the previous week, Greatland Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Greatland Gold and 1 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Greatland Gold's score of 0.42 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Greatland Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GGP or WPM?

10.4% of Greatland Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.8% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 20.1% of Greatland Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by company 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.

Do analysts recommend GGP or WPM?

Greatland Gold currently has a consensus price target of GBX 436, suggesting a potential upside of 66.41%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of GBX 7,200, suggesting a potential upside of 3.33%. Given Greatland Gold's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Greatland Gold is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Greatland Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, GGP or WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Greatland Gold. Greatland Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, 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
Greatland Gold	N/A	N/A	-£58.89M	-£0.44	-600.03
Wheaton Precious Metals	£1.51B	25.96	£754.42M	£108.55	64.19

Is GGP or WPM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Greatland Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat Greatland Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Greatland Gold	N/A	-45.21%	-7.97%
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.56%	5.35%

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Greatland Gold on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.