Uranium Royalty (URC) Competitors

Uranium Royalty (TSE:URC) and Ur-Energy (TSE:URE) are both small-cap energy companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer URC or URE?

In the previous week, Ur-Energy had 1 more articles in the media than Uranium Royalty. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ur-Energy and 1 mentions for Uranium Royalty. Ur-Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Uranium Royalty's score of 0.00 indicating that Ur-Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Uranium Royalty	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ur-Energy	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, URC or URE?

Uranium Royalty has higher revenue and earnings than Ur-Energy. Uranium Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ur-Energy, 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
Uranium Royalty	C$48.81M	13.47	C$7.21M	-C$0.01	-492.00
Ur-Energy	C$39.49M	18.76	-C$34.76M	-C$0.17	-11.94

Do analysts recommend URC or URE?

Uranium Royalty currently has a consensus price target of C$5.08, suggesting a potential upside of 3.32%. Given Uranium Royalty's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Uranium Royalty is more favorable than Ur-Energy.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uranium Royalty	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Ur-Energy	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00

Is URC or URE more profitable?

Uranium Royalty has a net margin of 16.99% compared to Ur-Energy's net margin of -234.02%. Uranium Royalty's return on equity of 2.43% beat Ur-Energy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uranium Royalty	16.99%	2.43%	1.90%
Ur-Energy	-234.02%	-38.84%	-20.74%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of URC or URE?

9.8% of Uranium Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Ur-Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.3% of Uranium Royalty shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Ur-Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, URC or URE?

Uranium Royalty has a beta of 1.677837, meaning that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ur-Energy has a beta of 0.902275, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Uranium Royalty beats Ur-Energy on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.