Comparing Western Uranium (OTCMKTS:WSTRF) and Excellon Resources (OTCMKTS:EXNRF)

Volatility & Risk

Western Uranium has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Excellon Resources has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Western Uranium and Excellon Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Uranium	-1,944.85%	-29.80%	-26.04%
Excellon Resources	N/A	-39.90%	-17.66%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Western Uranium and Excellon Resources”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Uranium	$180,000.00	173.80	-$10.11 million	($0.13)	-3.35
Excellon Resources	$25.82 million	2.94	-$5.22 million	($0.03)	-7.65

Excellon Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Western Uranium. Excellon Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Western Uranium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

14.4% of Western Uranium shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.7% of Western Uranium shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Excellon Resources 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.

Summary

Western Uranium beats Excellon Resources on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Western Uranium

Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. engages in exploring, developing, mining, and production of uranium and vanadium resource properties in the United States. The company holds interests in the San Rafael uranium project located in Emery County, Utah; the Sunday Mine Complex situated in western San Miguel County, Colorado; the Van 4 mine located in western Montrose County, Colorado; the Sage mine project situated in San Juan County, Utah, and San Miguel County, Colorado; and the Dunn Project located in San Juan County, Utah. It also has interests in the Hansen, North Hansen, High Park, and Hansen Picnic Tree projects located in Fremont and Teller Counties, Colorado; the Keota uranium project situated in Weld County, Colorado; and the Ferris Haggerty project located in Carbon County, Wyoming. The company was formerly known as Western Uranium Corporation and changed its name to Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. in October 2018. Western Uranium & Vanadium Corp. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About Excellon Resources

Excellon Resources Inc. engages in the acquisition, exploration, and advancement of mineral properties. It primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold deposits, as well as base metals. The company holds 100% interests in the Platosa property covering an area of approximately 11,000 hectares located in Durango State, Mexico; the Evolución property that covers an area of 31,280 hectares situated in the states of Durango and Zacatecas, Mexico; and the Silver City project totaling an area of 340 square kilometers in Saxony, Germany. It also holds 100% interests in the Kilgore project comprising 789 unpatented federal lode claims that covers an area of 6,788 hectares located in Clark County, eastern Idaho; and the Oakley project covering an area of 2,833 hectares in Oakley, Idaho. In addition, the company has an option to acquire the La Negra project located in Querétaro State, Mexico. Excellon Resources Inc. was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Toronto, Canada.