Seabridge Gold (SA) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to BTG or SA?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 11 more articles in the media than Seabridge Gold. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for B2Gold and 5 mentions for Seabridge Gold. Seabridge Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat B2Gold's score of 1.03 indicating that Seabridge Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Seabridge Gold	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BTG or SA?

Seabridge Gold received 233 more outperform votes than B2Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.19% of users gave Seabridge Gold an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 9 37.50%	Underperform Votes 15 62.50%
Seabridge Gold	Outperform Votes 242 64.19%	Underperform Votes 135 35.81%

Is BTG or SA more profitable?

Seabridge Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. B2Gold's return on equity of 5.65% beat Seabridge Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%
Seabridge Gold	N/A	-3.42%	-1.95%

Do analysts prefer BTG or SA?

B2Gold presently has a consensus target price of $4.21, indicating a potential upside of 25.75%. Given B2Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Seabridge Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
Seabridge Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.8% of Seabridge Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of Seabridge Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BTG or SA?

B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Seabridge Gold. Seabridge Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B2Gold, 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
B2Gold	$1.90B	2.32	$10.10M	-$0.48	-6.98
Seabridge Gold	N/A	N/A	-$21.68M	-$0.25	-51.48

Which has more volatility & risk, BTG or SA?

B2Gold has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seabridge Gold has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

B2Gold beats Seabridge Gold on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.