enCore Energy (NASDAQ:EU – Get Free Report) and Santa Fe Gold (OTCMKTS:SFEG – Get Free Report) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares enCore Energy and Santa Fe Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| enCore Energy | $58.33 million | 7.31 | -$61.39 million | ($0.35) | -6.51 |
| Santa Fe Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares enCore Energy and Santa Fe Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| enCore Energy | -143.28% | -19.23% | -16.22% |
| Santa Fe Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
20.9% of enCore Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of enCore Energy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Santa Fe Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for enCore Energy and Santa Fe Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| enCore Energy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3.00 |
| Santa Fe Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
enCore Energy currently has a consensus target price of $4.00, suggesting a potential upside of 75.44%. Given enCore Energy’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe enCore Energy is more favorable than Santa Fe Gold.
Summary
enCore Energy beats Santa Fe Gold on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About enCore Energy
enCore Energy Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of uranium resource properties in the United States. It holds a 100% interest in Crownpoint and Hosta Butte uranium project area covers 3,020 acres located in the Grants Uranium Belt, New Mexico. The company also holds interest in the Marquez-Juan Tafoya property comprises 14,582 acres located in McKinley and Sandoval counties of New Mexico; and the Nose Rock project comprising 42 owned unpatented lode mining claims comprising approximately 800 acres located in McKinley County, New Mexico. In addition, it holds interest in the White Canyon District and Utah property package, including the Geitus, Blue Jay, Marcy Look, and Cedar Mountain projects located to the northwest of the White Mesa Mill at Blanding County, Utah. Further, the company holds a 100% interest in Dewey Burdock project comprises approximately 12,613 surface acres and 16,962 net mineral acres located in South Dakota; Gas Hills project consists of approximately 1,280 surface acres and 12,960 net mineral acres of unpatented lode mining claims located in Wyoming; and West Largo project consist of approximately 3,840 acres located in McKinley County, New Mexico. Additionally, it holds a 100% interest in Ambrosia Lake – Treeline property consists of deeded mineral rights totaling 24,555 acres and unpatented mining claims covering approximately 1,700 acres; and Checkerboard mineral rights covering a land position of approximately 300,000 acres located in the Grants Uranium District. The company was formerly known as Wolfpack Gold Corp. and changed its name to enCore Energy Corp. in August 2014. enCore Energy Corp. is headquartered in Corpus Christi, Texas.
About Santa Fe Gold
Santa Fe Gold Corporation, a mining company, acquires, explores, develops, and produces mineral properties in the United States. The company primarily explores for precious metals, gold, and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1991 and is based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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