Erdene Resource Development (ERD) Competitors

Altius Minerals (TSE:ALS) and Erdene Resource Development (TSE:ERD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals received 170 more outperform votes than Erdene Resource Development when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.29% of users gave Erdene Resource Development an outperform vote while only 60.71% of users gave Altius Minerals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Altius Minerals	Outperform Votes 258 60.71%	Underperform Votes 167 39.29%
Erdene Resource Development	Outperform Votes 88 69.29%	Underperform Votes 39 30.71%

Does the media favor ALS or ERD?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 8 more articles in the media than Erdene Resource Development. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Altius Minerals and 2 mentions for Erdene Resource Development. Erdene Resource Development's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Altius Minerals' score of 0.36 indicating that Erdene Resource Development is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Altius Minerals	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Erdene Resource Development	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Erdene Resource Development has a beta of 1.63, meaning that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Erdene Resource Development. Erdene Resource Development is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Altius Minerals, 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
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	25.45	C$13.64M	C$0.30	81.64
Erdene Resource Development	N/A	N/A	-C$887.99K	-C$0.00	-361.38

Do analysts recommend ALS or ERD?

Altius Minerals presently has a consensus target price of C$29.32, suggesting a potential upside of 21.56%. Given Altius Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Altius Minerals is more favorable than Erdene Resource Development.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Erdene Resource Development	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ALS or ERD more profitable?

Altius Minerals has a net margin of 31.13% compared to Erdene Resource Development's net margin of 0.00%. Altius Minerals' return on equity of 2.80% beat Erdene Resource Development's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Altius Minerals	31.13%	2.80%	2.60%
Erdene Resource Development	N/A	-1.51%	-6.56%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ALS or ERD?

24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.4% of Erdene Resource Development shares are held by institutional investors. 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.5% of Erdene Resource Development shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Altius Minerals beats Erdene Resource Development on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.