RTG Mining (RTG) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RTG or SCZ?

In the previous week, Santacruz Silver Mining had 21 more articles in the media than RTG Mining. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Santacruz Silver Mining and 0 mentions for RTG Mining. Santacruz Silver Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat RTG Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Santacruz Silver Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
RTG Mining	Neutral
Santacruz Silver Mining	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RTG or SCZ?

RTG Mining received 14 more outperform votes than Santacruz Silver Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.13% of users gave RTG Mining an outperform vote while only 67.61% of users gave Santacruz Silver Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
RTG Mining	Outperform Votes 62 68.13%	Underperform Votes 29 31.87%
Santacruz Silver Mining	Outperform Votes 48 67.61%	Underperform Votes 23 32.39%

Which has more volatility and risk, RTG or SCZ?

RTG Mining has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Santacruz Silver Mining has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, RTG or SCZ?

Santacruz Silver Mining has higher revenue and earnings than RTG Mining. RTG Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Santacruz Silver 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
RTG Mining	C$705.00	40,070.92	-C$5.22M	-C$0.01	-2.50
Santacruz Silver Mining	C$183.49M	0.72	C$106.93M	C$0.61	0.87

Do analysts rate RTG or SCZ?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RTG Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Santacruz Silver Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is RTG or SCZ more profitable?

Santacruz Silver Mining has a net margin of 58.28% compared to RTG Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Santacruz Silver Mining's return on equity of 141.15% beat RTG Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RTG Mining	N/A	-180.15%	-57.24%
Santacruz Silver Mining	58.28%	141.15%	1.19%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RTG or SCZ?

11.0% of RTG Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.9% of Santacruz Silver Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.4% of RTG Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Santacruz Silver Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Santacruz Silver Mining beats RTG Mining on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.