Critical Survey: Augusta Gold (BFGCD) and Its Competitors

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

28.2% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 13.0% of Augusta Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.0% of shares of all “Metal Mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Augusta Gold and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Augusta Gold	N/A	N/A	-4.82
Augusta Gold Competitors	$6.79 billion	$973.46 million	-4.75

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

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 rivals have a beta of 0.54, suggesting that their average share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Augusta Gold and its rivals, 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	2570	3125	121	2.31

As a group, “Metal Mining” companies have a potential upside of 27.70%. Given Augusta Gold’s rivals higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Augusta Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

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	-82.08%	-3.43%	-3.29%

Summary

Augusta Gold rivals beat Augusta Gold on 5 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.