Gold Springs Resource (GRC) Competitors

Westport Fuel Systems (TSE:WPRT) and Gold Springs Resource (TSE:GRC) are both small-cap consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media prefer WPRT or GRC?

In the previous week, Westport Fuel Systems and Westport Fuel Systems both had 1 articles in the media. Gold Springs Resource's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Westport Fuel Systems' score of 0.00 indicating that Gold Springs Resource is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Westport Fuel Systems	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gold Springs Resource	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, WPRT or GRC?

Gold Springs Resource has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westport Fuel Systems. Gold Springs Resource is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westport Fuel Systems, 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
Westport Fuel Systems	C$212.03M	0.30	-C$17.30M	-C$2.11	-2.52
Gold Springs Resource	N/A	N/A	-C$1.14M	-C$0.01	-6.50

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WPRT or GRC?

Westport Fuel Systems received 90 more outperform votes than Gold Springs Resource when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Gold Springs Resource an outperform vote while only 63.27% of users gave Westport Fuel Systems an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Westport Fuel Systems	Outperform Votes 93 63.27%	Underperform Votes 54 36.73%
Gold Springs Resource	Outperform Votes 3 100.00%	Underperform Votes No Votes

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in WPRT or GRC?

12.1% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Gold Springs Resource shares are held by institutional investors. 11.2% of Westport Fuel Systems shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.3% of Gold Springs Resource shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WPRT or GRC more profitable?

Gold Springs Resource has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Westport Fuel Systems' net margin of -8.16%. Gold Springs Resource's return on equity of -2.85% beat Westport Fuel Systems' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westport Fuel Systems	-8.16%	-16.87%	-6.52%
Gold Springs Resource	N/A	-2.85%	-1.59%

Which has more risk and volatility, WPRT or GRC?

Westport Fuel Systems has a beta of 3.12, indicating that its stock price is 212% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold Springs Resource has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gold Springs Resource beats Westport Fuel Systems on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.