Contrasting Augusta Gold (BFGCD) and Its Peers

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

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

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Augusta Gold and its peers, 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	1195	2571	3125	121	2.31

As a group, “Metal Mining” companies have a potential upside of 26.65%. Given Augusta Gold’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Augusta Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Augusta Gold and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	-5.00
Augusta Gold Competitors	$6.80 billion	$973.46 million	-4.65

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

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%

Summary

Augusta Gold peers beat Augusta Gold 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.