Canagold Resources (CCM) Competitors

Canagold Resources (TSE:CCM) and First Mining Gold (TSE:FF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CCM or FF?

Canagold Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Mining Gold, 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
Canagold Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$2.85M	-C$0.03	-10.46
First Mining Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$46.59M	-C$0.04	-3.40

Do analysts rate CCM or FF?

First Mining Gold has a consensus price target of C$0.35, suggesting a potential upside of 129.51%. Given First Mining Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe First Mining Gold is more favorable than Canagold Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canagold Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
First Mining Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Does the media prefer CCM or FF?

In the previous week, First Mining Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Canagold Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for First Mining Gold and 0 mentions for Canagold Resources. First Mining Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Canagold Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that First Mining Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canagold Resources	Neutral
First Mining Gold	Neutral

Is CCM or FF more profitable?

Canagold Resources' return on equity of -8.08% beat First Mining Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canagold Resources	N/A	-8.08%	-6.51%
First Mining Gold	N/A	-19.04%	-5.67%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CCM or FF?

50.4% of Canagold Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of First Mining Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 9.2% of Canagold Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.2% of First Mining Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CCM or FF?

Canagold Resources received 55 more outperform votes than First Mining Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.06% of users gave Canagold Resources an outperform vote while only 69.33% of users gave First Mining Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canagold Resources	Outperform Votes 107 81.06%	Underperform Votes 25 18.94%
First Mining Gold	Outperform Votes 52 69.33%	Underperform Votes 23 30.67%

Which has more volatility & risk, CCM or FF?

Canagold Resources has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Mining Gold has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

First Mining Gold beats Canagold Resources on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.