Energy Fuels (EFR) Competitors

B2Gold (TSE:BTO) and Energy Fuels (TSE:EFR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BTO or EFR?

B2Gold received 701 more outperform votes than Energy Fuels when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.32% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote while only 76.19% of users gave Energy Fuels an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 861 80.32%	Underperform Votes 211 19.68%
Energy Fuels	Outperform Votes 160 76.19%	Underperform Votes 50 23.81%

Which has more risk & volatility, BTO or EFR?

B2Gold has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Energy Fuels has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its share price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BTO or EFR?

Energy Fuels has lower revenue, but higher earnings than B2Gold. Energy Fuels 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	C$1.94B	2.68	-C$140.55M	-C$0.17	-23.35
Energy Fuels	C$45.60M	41.65	-C$12.32M	-C$0.12	-80.92

Does the media favor BTO or EFR?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 13 more articles in the media than Energy Fuels. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for B2Gold and 2 mentions for Energy Fuels. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of -0.25 beat Energy Fuels' score of -1.00 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Energy Fuels	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Is BTO or EFR more profitable?

B2Gold has a net margin of -7.23% compared to Energy Fuels' net margin of -27.02%. Energy Fuels' return on equity of -3.36% beat B2Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-7.23%	-3.47%	6.33%
Energy Fuels	-27.02%	-3.36%	-4.04%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BTO or EFR?

62.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of Energy Fuels shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of B2Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Energy Fuels shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate BTO or EFR?

B2Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$5.66, suggesting a potential upside of 42.63%. Energy Fuels has a consensus price target of C$17.50, suggesting a potential upside of 80.23%. Given Energy Fuels' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Energy Fuels is more favorable than B2Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Energy Fuels	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

B2Gold beats Energy Fuels on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.