WRN vs. IE, SUM, LAC, MMX, RUP, GSV, GAU, GGD, EMX, and ASM
Should you be buying Western Copper and Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Western Copper and Gold include Ivanhoe Electric (IE), Solium Capital (SUM), Lithium Americas (LAC), Maverix Metals (MMX), Rupert Resources (RUP), Gold Standard Ventures (GSV), Galiano Gold (GAU), GoGold Resources (GGD), EMX Royalty (EMX), and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry.
Western Copper and Gold vs.
Ivanhoe Electric (TSE:IE) and Western Copper and Gold (TSE:WRN) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, community ranking and dividends.
Ivanhoe Electric has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper and Gold has a beta of 2.04, indicating that its share price is 104% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Western Copper and Gold's return on equity of -3.70% beat Ivanhoe Electric's return on equity.
61.8% of Ivanhoe Electric shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Western Copper and Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 37.1% of Ivanhoe Electric 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Western Copper and Gold received 120 more outperform votes than Ivanhoe Electric when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.34% of users gave Western Copper and Gold an outperform vote while only 65.66% of users gave Ivanhoe Electric an outperform vote.
Western Copper and Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ivanhoe Electric. Western Copper and Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ivanhoe Electric, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Ivanhoe Electric's average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Western Copper and Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Ivanhoe Electric is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Western Copper and Gold has a consensus price target of C$3.92, indicating a potential upside of 161.11%. Given Western Copper and Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Western Copper and Gold is more favorable than Ivanhoe Electric.
Summary
Western Copper and Gold beats Ivanhoe Electric on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:WRN) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
