Generation Mining (GENM) Competitors

Generation Mining (TSE:GENM) and Ascot Resources (TSE:AOT) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GENM or AOT?

8.8% of Generation Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.3% of Ascot Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Generation Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.2% of Ascot Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to GENM or AOT?

In the previous week, Ascot Resources had 4 more articles in the media than Generation Mining. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Ascot Resources and 2 mentions for Generation Mining. Generation Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Ascot Resources' score of 0.18 indicating that Generation Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Generation Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ascot Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GENM or AOT?

Ascot Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Generation Mining. Ascot Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Generation Mining, 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
Generation Mining	N/A	N/A	-C$16.96M	-C$0.08	-2.25
Ascot Resources	C$2.42M	70.06	-C$3.03M	-C$0.01	-24.00

Do analysts recommend GENM or AOT?

Ascot Resources has a consensus price target of C$0.50, indicating a potential upside of 108.33%. Given Ascot Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ascot Resources is more favorable than Generation Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Generation Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ascot Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more risk & volatility, GENM or AOT?

Generation Mining has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ascot Resources has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its stock price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GENM or AOT more profitable?

Generation Mining has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Ascot Resources' net margin of -125.09%. Generation Mining's return on equity of 0.00% beat Ascot Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Generation Mining	N/A	N/A	-71.47%
Ascot Resources	-125.09%	-0.83%	-0.99%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GENM or AOT?

Ascot Resources received 32 more outperform votes than Generation Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Generation Mining an outperform vote while only 56.90% of users gave Ascot Resources an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Generation Mining	Outperform Votes 1 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes
Ascot Resources	Outperform Votes 33 56.90%	Underperform Votes 25 43.10%

Summary

Ascot Resources beats Generation Mining on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.