Augusta Gold (BFGCD) & Its Peers Financial Comparison

Augusta Gold (OTCMKTS:BFGCD) is one of 112 publicly-traded companies in the “Metal Mining” industry, but how does it compare to its rivals? We will compare Augusta Gold to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, profitability and valuation.

Risk and Volatility

Augusta Gold has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Augusta Gold’s rivals have a beta of 0.52, suggesting that their average share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

27.5% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Augusta Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Augusta Gold and its rivals’ 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	-812.64%	-11.64%	-9.77%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Augusta Gold and its rivals, 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	1198	2571	3134	123	2.31

As a group, “Metal Mining” companies have a potential upside of 30.30%. Given Augusta Gold’s rivals higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Augusta Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Augusta Gold and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	-4.83
Augusta Gold Competitors	$6.75 billion	$973.46 million	-4.96

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

Summary

Augusta Gold beats its rivals on 6 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.