Critical Review: Elemental Royalty (NASDAQ:ELE) versus Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS)

Elemental Royalty (NASDAQ:ELE) and Timberline Resources (OTCMKTS:TLRS) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Elemental Royalty and Timberline Resources’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Elemental Royalty	N/A	N/A	N/A
Timberline Resources	N/A	-9.49%	-9.18%

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Elemental Royalty and Timberline Resources”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Elemental Royalty	$43.64 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Timberline Resources	N/A	N/A	-$2.18 million	N/A	N/A

Elemental Royalty has higher revenue and earnings than Timberline Resources.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Elemental Royalty and Timberline Resources, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Elemental Royalty	0	2	1	0	2.33
Timberline Resources	0	0	0	0	0.00

Elemental Royalty presently has a consensus price target of $32.50, suggesting a potential upside of 61.61%. Given Elemental Royalty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Elemental Royalty is more favorable than Timberline Resources.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

19.4% of Timberline Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 17.2% of Timberline Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Elemental Royalty beats Timberline Resources on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Elemental Royalty

Elemental Royalty Corporation engages in the acquisition and generation of precious metal royalties. The company holds royalties in gold, silver, and copper projects. It operates in North America; South America; Australia; Africa; and internationally. The company was formerly known as Elemental Altus Royalties Corp. and changed its name to Elemental Royalty Corporation in November 2025. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Timberline Resources

Timberline Resources Corporation explores, evaluates, acquires, and develops mineral properties in the United States. It primarily explores for gold, silver, and copper deposits. The company's flagship property is the Eureka project, which covers an area of approximately 18,464 acres located in the southern part of the Eureka mining district, Nevada. It also holds interest in the Paiute project covering an area of approximately 1,346 acres located in the Battle Mountain mining district, Lander and Humboldt Counties, Nevada; Seven Troughs project covers 3900 acres in Lovelock in Pershing County, Nevada; and acquires Wolfpack Gold properties. The company was formerly known as Silver Crystal Mines, Inc. and changed its name to Timberline Resources Corporation in February 2004. Timberline Resources Corporation was incorporated in 1968 and is based in Hayden, Idaho.