Augusta Gold (BFGCD) versus Its Competitors Critical Review

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

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

Profitability

This table compares Augusta Gold and its peers’ 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%	-3.47%	-3.29%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	-4.83
Augusta Gold Competitors	$6.80 billion	$973.46 million	-4.88

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Augusta Gold and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Augusta Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A
Augusta Gold Competitors	1197	2573	3130	123	2.31

As a group, “Metal Mining” companies have a potential upside of 30.26%. Given Augusta Gold’s peers higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Augusta Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Risk & 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 peers have a beta of 0.52, suggesting that their average share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

About Augusta Gold

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.