Gatos Silver (GATO) Competitors

Gatos Silver (NYSE:GATO) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.

Do analysts rate GATO or BTG?

Gatos Silver currently has a consensus price target of $12.90, indicating a potential downside of 18.87%. B2Gold has a consensus price target of $4.12, indicating a potential upside of 53.61%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Gatos Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gatos Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
B2Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

Does the media refer more to GATO or BTG?

In the previous week, Gatos Silver had 1 more articles in the media than B2Gold. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Gatos Silver and 16 mentions for B2Gold. Gatos Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat B2Gold's score of -0.28 indicating that Gatos Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gatos Silver	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
B2Gold	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GATO or BTG?

Gatos Silver received 6 more outperform votes than B2Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 40.00% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote while only 34.29% of users gave Gatos Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gatos Silver	Outperform Votes 12 34.29%	Underperform Votes 23 65.71%
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 6 40.00%	Underperform Votes 9 60.00%

Is GATO or BTG more profitable?

Gatos Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -38.42%. Gatos Silver's return on equity of 10.37% beat B2Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gatos Silver	N/A	10.37%	9.94%
B2Gold	-38.42%	7.53%	5.56%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GATO or BTG?

44.8% of Gatos Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.8% of Gatos Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, GATO or BTG?

Gatos Silver has higher earnings, but lower revenue than B2Gold. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gatos Silver, 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
Gatos Silver	N/A	N/A	$12.86M	$0.49	32.45
B2Gold	$1.93B	1.82	$10.10M	-$0.56	-4.79

Which has more risk and volatility, GATO or BTG?

Gatos Silver has a beta of 2.05, indicating that its stock price is 105% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gatos Silver beats B2Gold on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.