Galiano Gold (GAU) Competitors

Ero Copper (TSE:ERO) and Galiano Gold (TSE:GAU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend ERO or GAU?

Ero Copper currently has a consensus price target of C$29.83, indicating a potential upside of 97.31%. Galiano Gold has a consensus price target of C$2.42, indicating a potential upside of 30.63%. Given Ero Copper's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ero Copper is more favorable than Galiano Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ero Copper	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Galiano Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ERO or GAU more profitable?

Ero Copper has a net margin of 3.45% compared to Galiano Gold's net margin of -0.35%. Ero Copper's return on equity of 2.24% beat Galiano Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ero Copper	3.45%	2.24%	3.46%
Galiano Gold	-0.35%	-0.26%	0.81%

Does the media refer more to ERO or GAU?

In the previous week, Ero Copper had 12 more articles in the media than Galiano Gold. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ero Copper and 5 mentions for Galiano Gold. Ero Copper's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Galiano Gold's score of -0.42 indicating that Ero Copper is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ero Copper	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Galiano Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ERO or GAU?

Ero Copper received 220 more outperform votes than Galiano Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.08% of users gave Ero Copper an outperform vote while only 32.50% of users gave Galiano Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ero Copper	Outperform Votes 233 53.08%	Underperform Votes 206 46.92%
Galiano Gold	Outperform Votes 13 32.50%	Underperform Votes 27 67.50%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ERO or GAU?

77.3% of Ero Copper shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.1% of Galiano Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Ero Copper shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 23.1% of Galiano Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ERO or GAU?

Ero Copper has higher revenue and earnings than Galiano Gold. Galiano Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ero Copper, 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
Ero Copper	C$315.28M	3.36	C$10.88M	C$0.23	66.14
Galiano Gold	C$119.21M	2.83	-C$418.82K	-C$0.00	-570.60

Which has more risk & volatility, ERO or GAU?

Ero Copper has a beta of 1.98, suggesting that its stock price is 98% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Galiano Gold has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ero Copper beats Galiano Gold on 18 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.