Reviewing Centamin (OTCMKTS:CELTF) & Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN)

Centamin (OTCMKTS:CELTF) and Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Centamin and Western Copper & Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centamin	0	0	0	0	0.00
Western Copper & Gold	0	0	4	1	3.20

Western Copper & Gold has a consensus price target of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 293.52%. Given Western Copper & Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Western Copper & Gold is more favorable than Centamin.

Risk & Volatility

Centamin has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Western Copper & Gold has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Centamin and Western Copper & Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centamin	N/A	N/A	N/A
Western Copper & Gold	N/A	-3.53%	-3.45%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Centamin and Western Copper & Gold”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centamin	$891.26 million	2.45	$92.28 million	N/A	N/A
Western Copper & Gold	N/A	N/A	-$2.47 million	($0.02)	-54.00

Centamin has higher revenue and earnings than Western Copper & Gold.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

22.0% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Western Copper & Gold beats Centamin on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Centamin

Centamin plc, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, mining, and development of gold and precious metals in Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Jersey, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Its principal asset is the Sukari Gold Mine project, which covers an area of approximately 160 square kilometers located in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. The company was incorporated in 2011 and is headquartered in Saint Helier, Jersey.

About Western Copper & Gold

Western Copper & Gold Corp. operates as an exploration stage company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration, and future development of mineral resource properties. It currently focuses on the development of the Casino Project. The company was founded on March 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.