Entrée Resources (ETG) Competitors

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

Is ETG or ALS more profitable?

Altius Minerals has a net margin of 31.13% compared to Entrée Resources' net margin of 0.00%. Entrée Resources' return on equity of 11.05% beat Altius Minerals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Entrée Resources	N/A	11.05%	-49.40%
Altius Minerals	31.13%	2.80%	2.60%

Which has more volatility & risk, ETG or ALS?

Entrée Resources has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Altius Minerals has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ETG or ALS?

0.1% of Entrée Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of Altius Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. 43.3% of Entrée Resources shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.0% of Altius Minerals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ETG or ALS?

Altius Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Entrée Resources. Entrée Resources 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
Entrée Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$5.14M	-C$0.05	-49.83
Altius Minerals	C$43.80M	28.95	C$13.64M	C$0.30	92.84

Does the media favor ETG or ALS?

In the previous week, Altius Minerals had 6 more articles in the media than Entrée Resources. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Altius Minerals and 1 mentions for Entrée Resources. Entrée Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Altius Minerals' score of 0.81 indicating that Entrée Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Entrée Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Altius Minerals	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts rate ETG or ALS?

Entrée Resources currently has a consensus price target of C$2.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.35%. Altius Minerals has a consensus price target of C$30.75, suggesting a potential upside of 12.10%. Given Altius Minerals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Altius Minerals is more favorable than Entrée Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Entrée Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Altius Minerals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Altius Minerals beats Entrée Resources on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.