Globex Mining Enterprises (GMX) Competitors

Globex Mining Enterprises (TSE:GMX) and Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend GMX or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold has a consensus target price of C$3.69, suggesting a potential upside of 144.21%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Globex Mining Enterprises.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globex Mining Enterprises	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Western Copper and Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Which has better earnings & valuation, GMX or WRN?

Globex Mining Enterprises has higher revenue and earnings than Western Copper and Gold. Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Globex Mining Enterprises, 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
Globex Mining Enterprises	C$4.17M	19.12	C$4.51M	C$0.08	17.43
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$5.77M	-C$0.03	-50.27

Does the media refer more to GMX or WRN?

In the previous week, Western Copper and Gold had 9 more articles in the media than Globex Mining Enterprises. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Western Copper and Gold and 0 mentions for Globex Mining Enterprises. Western Copper and Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Globex Mining Enterprises' score of 0.00 indicating that Western Copper and Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Globex Mining Enterprises	Neutral
Western Copper and Gold	Positive

Is GMX or WRN more profitable?

Globex Mining Enterprises has a net margin of 108.26% compared to Western Copper and Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Globex Mining Enterprises' return on equity of 14.02% beat Western Copper and Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globex Mining Enterprises	108.26%	14.02%	3.16%
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	-3.54%	-2.68%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GMX or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold received 99 more outperform votes than Globex Mining Enterprises when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.95% of users gave Globex Mining Enterprises an outperform vote while only 70.30% of users gave Western Copper and Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Globex Mining Enterprises	Outperform Votes 88 73.95%	Underperform Votes 31 26.05%
Western Copper and Gold	Outperform Votes 187 70.30%	Underperform Votes 79 29.70%

Which has more volatility and risk, GMX or WRN?

Globex Mining Enterprises has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GMX or WRN?

20.1% of Western Copper and Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 13.4% of Globex Mining Enterprises shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Western Copper and Gold 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

Western Copper and Gold beats Globex Mining Enterprises on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.