Head-To-Head Survey: Santacruz Silver Mining (OTCMKTS:SCZMF) vs. Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY)

Santacruz Silver Mining (OTCMKTS:SCZMF) and Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.8% of Gold Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Santacruz Silver Mining and Gold Royalty”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Santacruz Silver Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gold Royalty	$14.46 million	55.84	-$26.76 million	($0.04)	-102.25

Santacruz Silver Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gold Royalty.

Profitability

This table compares Santacruz Silver Mining and Gold Royalty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Santacruz Silver Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gold Royalty	-252.16%	0.46%	0.35%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for Santacruz Silver Mining and Gold Royalty, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Santacruz Silver Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gold Royalty	0	1	7	0	2.88

Gold Royalty has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 22.25%. Given Gold Royalty’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gold Royalty is more favorable than Santacruz Silver Mining.

Summary

Gold Royalty beats Santacruz Silver Mining on 7 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gold Royalty

Gold Royalty Corp., a precious metals-focused royalty company, provides financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. It focuses on acquiring royalties, streams, and similar interests at varying stages of the mine life cycle to build a portfolio offering near, medium, and longer-term returns for its investors. Gold Royalty Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.