Head to Head Comparison: Blue Gold (NASDAQ:BGL) vs. Anglo American (OTCMKTS:NGLOY)

Blue Gold (NASDAQ:BGL) and Anglo American (OTCMKTS:NGLOY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Blue Gold and Anglo American’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Blue Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Anglo American	N/A	N/A	N/A

Risk and Volatility

Blue Gold has a beta of 3.84, indicating that its stock price is 284% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo American has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Blue Gold and Anglo American”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Blue Gold	N/A	N/A	$700,000.00	N/A	N/A
Anglo American	$27.29 billion	1.64	-$3.07 billion	N/A	N/A

Blue Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Anglo American.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.6% of Blue Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Anglo American shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.9% of Blue Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Blue Gold and Anglo American, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Blue Gold	1	0	0	0	1.00
Anglo American	0	4	1	2	2.71

Anglo American has a consensus target price of $20.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.43%. Given Anglo American’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Anglo American is more favorable than Blue Gold.

Summary

Anglo American beats Blue Gold on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Blue Gold

Blue Gold Limited is a gold mining company developing a portfolio of assets anchored by the historic Bogoso Prestea Mine in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Blue Gold Limited, formerly known as Perception Capital Corp. IV, is based in NEW YORK.

About Anglo American

Anglo American plc operates as a mining company in the United Kingdom and internationally. It explores for rough and polished diamonds, copper, platinum group metals and nickel, steelmaking coal, and iron ore; and nickel, polyhalite, and manganese ores. Anglo American plc was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.