Galiano Gold (GAU) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GAU or RUP?

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

Does the media prefer GAU or RUP?

In the previous week, Galiano Gold had 11 more articles in the media than Rupert Resources. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Galiano Gold and 0 mentions for Rupert Resources. Galiano Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.47 beat Rupert Resources' score of 0.00 indicating that Galiano Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Galiano Gold	Neutral
Rupert Resources	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GAU or RUP?

Rupert Resources received 54 more outperform votes than Galiano Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.17% of users gave Rupert Resources an outperform vote while only 32.50% of users gave Galiano Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Galiano Gold	Outperform Votes 13 32.50%	Underperform Votes 27 67.50%
Rupert Resources	Outperform Votes 67 53.17%	Underperform Votes 59 46.83%

Is GAU or RUP more profitable?

Rupert Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Galiano Gold's net margin of -0.35%. Galiano Gold's return on equity of -0.26% beat Rupert Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Galiano Gold	-0.35%	-0.26%	0.81%
Rupert Resources	N/A	-4.05%	N/A

Do analysts prefer GAU or RUP?

Galiano Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$2.42, suggesting a potential upside of 36.53%. Rupert Resources has a consensus price target of C$10.00, suggesting a potential upside of 121.24%. Given Rupert Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rupert Resources is more favorable than Galiano Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Galiano Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rupert Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, GAU or RUP?

Galiano Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Rupert Resources. Galiano Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rupert Resources, 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
Galiano Gold	C$119.21M	2.71	-C$418.82K	-C$0.00	-545.93
Rupert Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$7.94M	-C$0.03	-151.74

Summary

Galiano Gold beats Rupert Resources on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.