Comparing Augusta Gold (BFGCD) & Its Competitors

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Augusta Gold and its competitors, as provided 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	1199	2572	3134	123	2.31

As a group, “Metal Mining” companies have a potential upside of 38.53%. Given Augusta Gold’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Augusta Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Volatility & Risk

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 competitors have a beta of 1.18, suggesting that their average share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Augusta Gold and its competitors 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	$972.86 million	-5.10

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.

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	-812.64%	-11.64%	-9.77%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

27.5% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 13.0% of Augusta Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.8% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Augusta Gold beats its competitors 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.