Contrasting Augusta Gold (BFGCD) & Its Rivals

Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:BFGCD) is one of 109 public companies in the “Metal Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Augusta Gold to related businesses based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

28.2% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Augusta Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for Augusta Gold and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Augusta Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A
Augusta Gold Competitors	1194	2569	3125	121	2.31

As a group, “Metal Mining” companies have a potential upside of 27.71%. Given Augusta Gold’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Augusta Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares Augusta Gold and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Augusta Gold Competitors	-82.08%	-3.43%	-3.29%

Risk & Volatility

Augusta Gold has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Augusta Gold’s competitors have a beta of 0.55, suggesting that their average stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Augusta Gold and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	-4.66
Augusta Gold Competitors	$6.78 billion	$973.46 million	-4.84

Augusta Gold’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Augusta Gold. Augusta Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Augusta Gold beats its competitors on 5 of the 9 factors compared.

Augusta Gold Company Profile

Augusta Gold Corp., a junior exploration company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and other metals. The company holds interests in the Bullfrog gold project located in the Bullfrog Hills of Nye County, Nevada. It also owns, controls, or has acquired mineral rights on Federal patented and unpatented mining claims in the state of Nevada for the purpose of exploration and potential development of metals on a total of approximately 7,800 acres of land. The company was formerly known as Bullfrog Gold Corp. and changed its name to Augusta Gold Corp. in January 2021. Augusta Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2007 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.