St. Augustine Gold and Copper (SAU) Competitors

St. Augustine Gold and Copper (TSE:SAU) 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 community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SAU or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold received 169 more outperform votes than St. Augustine Gold and Copper when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.61% of users gave Western Copper and Gold an outperform vote while only 66.67% of users gave St. Augustine Gold and Copper an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
St. Augustine Gold and Copper	Outperform Votes 16 66.67%	Underperform Votes 8 33.33%
Western Copper and Gold	Outperform Votes 185 70.61%	Underperform Votes 77 29.39%

Which has better earnings & valuation, SAU or WRN?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
St. Augustine Gold and Copper	N/A	N/A	C$1.49M	N/A	N/A
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	N/A	-C$6M	-C$0.04	-39.75

Is SAU or WRN more profitable?

St. Augustine Gold and Copper's return on equity of -0.44% beat Western Copper and Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. Augustine Gold and Copper	N/A	-0.44%	-0.38%
Western Copper and Gold	N/A	-3.70%	-2.68%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SAU or WRN?

0.9% of St. Augustine Gold and Copper shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Western Copper and Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 61.3% of St. Augustine Gold and Copper 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, SAU or WRN?

St. Augustine Gold and Copper has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its stock price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 2.04, suggesting that its stock price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor SAU or WRN?

In the previous week, St. Augustine Gold and Copper had 1 more articles in the media than Western Copper and Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for St. Augustine Gold and Copper and 1 mentions for Western Copper and Gold. Western Copper and Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat St. Augustine Gold and Copper's score of 0.34 indicating that Western Copper and Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
St. Augustine Gold and Copper	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Western Copper and Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend SAU or WRN?

Western Copper and Gold has a consensus target price of C$3.92, indicating a potential upside of 146.33%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than St. Augustine Gold and Copper.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. Augustine Gold and Copper	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)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Summary

Western Copper and Gold beats St. Augustine Gold and Copper on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.