Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) vs. Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) Head to Head Survey

Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) and Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gold Royalty and Canadian Critical Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold Royalty	$6.50 million	35.11	-$26.76 million	($0.17)	-7.94
Canadian Critical Minerals	$100,000.00	79.11	$1.09 million	N/A	N/A

Canadian Critical Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gold Royalty.

Profitability

This table compares Gold Royalty and Canadian Critical Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gold Royalty	-381.76%	-0.53%	-0.40%
Canadian Critical Minerals	N/A	-22.20%	-13.91%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Gold Royalty and Canadian Critical Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold Royalty	0	0	2	0	3.00
Canadian Critical Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Gold Royalty presently has a consensus price target of $3.67, indicating a potential upside of 172.61%. Given Gold Royalty’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gold Royalty is more favorable than Canadian Critical Minerals.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

33.8% of Gold Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Gold Royalty has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Critical Minerals has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gold Royalty beats Canadian Critical Minerals on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gold Royalty

Gold Royalty Corp., a precious metals-focused royalty company, provides financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. It focuses on acquiring royalties, streams, and similar interests at varying stages of the mine life cycle to build a portfolio offering near, medium, and longer-term returns for its investors. Gold Royalty Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Canadian Critical Minerals

Canadian Critical Minerals Inc., an exploration stage company, acquires, develops, and explores for mineral properties primarily in Canada. The company explores for gold, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, and silver deposits. Its principal project is the 100% owned Bull River Mine located in the Cranbrook, British Colombia; and the Thierry project that covers approximately 4,700 hectares located in the west of Pickle Lake, Ontario. The company was formerly known as Braveheart Resources Inc. and changed its name to Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. in January 2023. Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.