New Found Gold (NYSE:NFGC – Get Rating) and Sibanye Stillwater (NYSE:SBSW – Get Rating) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Volatility and Risk
New Found Gold has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sibanye Stillwater has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for New Found Gold and Sibanye Stillwater, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Found Gold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Sibanye Stillwater | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2.80 |
Institutional and Insider Ownership
22.1% of New Found Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.8% of Sibanye Stillwater shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sibanye Stillwater shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares New Found Gold and Sibanye Stillwater’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Found Gold | N/A | N/A | -$69.22 million | ($0.38) | -11.29 |
| Sibanye Stillwater | $8.45 billion | 0.62 | $1.13 billion | N/A | N/A |
Sibanye Stillwater has higher revenue and earnings than New Found Gold.
Profitability
This table compares New Found Gold and Sibanye Stillwater’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Found Gold | N/A | -118.06% | -91.50% |
| Sibanye Stillwater | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Sibanye Stillwater beats New Found Gold on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About New Found Gold
New Found Gold Corp., a mineral exploration company, engages in the identification, acquisition, and exploration of mineral properties in the Provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario. The company primarily explores for gold deposit. It holds 100% interests in the Queensway project that includes 86 mineral licenses and 6,041 claims covering an area of 151,030 hectares of land located near Gander, Newfoundland; and the Lucky Strike project comprising 11,684 hectares located in Kirkland Lake, Ontario. The company was formerly known as Palisade Resources Corp. and changed its name to New Found Gold Corp. in June 2017. New Found Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Sibanye Stillwater
Sibanye Stillwater Ltd. engages in the acquisition and exploration of platinum group materials. It operates through the following segments: US PGM, SA PGM, and US Gold. The company was founded on November 7, 2014 and is headquartered in Weltevreden Park, South Africa.
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