Augusta Gold (BFGCD) vs. Its Competitors Financial Contrast

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

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 current ratings and recommmendations for Augusta Gold and its rivals, 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	1200	2574	3137	124	2.31

As a group, “Metal Mining” companies have a potential upside of 42.13%. Given Augusta Gold’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Augusta Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Earnings and 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	-4.33
Augusta Gold Competitors	$6.76 billion	$973.46 million	-5.14

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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

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

Volatility and Risk

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

Summary

Augusta Gold beats its rivals on 6 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.