Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO) Competitors

Wesdome Gold Mines (TSE:WDO) and TRX Gold (TSE:TNX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and earnings.

Is WDO or TNX more profitable?

Wesdome Gold Mines has a net margin of 17.01% compared to TRX Gold's net margin of -5.86%. Wesdome Gold Mines' return on equity of 17.53% beat TRX Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wesdome Gold Mines	17.01%	17.53%	6.46%
TRX Gold	-5.86%	3.11%	6.73%

Do analysts recommend WDO or TNX?

Wesdome Gold Mines currently has a consensus target price of C$22.13, suggesting a potential upside of 21.03%. Given Wesdome Gold Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Wesdome Gold Mines is more favorable than TRX Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wesdome Gold Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
TRX Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to WDO or TNX?

In the previous week, Wesdome Gold Mines had 1 more articles in the media than TRX Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Wesdome Gold Mines and 1 mentions for TRX Gold. TRX Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Wesdome Gold Mines' score of 0.58 indicating that TRX Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wesdome Gold Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
TRX 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 insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WDO or TNX?

31.1% of Wesdome Gold Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of TRX Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Wesdome Gold Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of TRX Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, WDO or TNX?

Wesdome Gold Mines has a beta of 0.216662, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TRX Gold has a beta of -0.034677, meaning that its stock price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, WDO or TNX?

Wesdome Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than TRX Gold. TRX Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wesdome Gold Mines, 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
Wesdome Gold Mines	C$725.63M	3.80	C$82.40M	C$1.60	11.43
TRX Gold	C$38.01M	296.23	-C$2.23M	-C$0.00	-11,913.76

Summary

Wesdome Gold Mines beats TRX Gold on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.