Excellon Resources (OTCMKTS:EXNRF) vs. Austin Gold (NYSE:AUST) Head to Head Review

Excellon Resources (OTCMKTS:EXNRF) and Austin Gold (NYSE:AUST) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility & Risk

Excellon Resources has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Austin Gold has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Excellon Resources and Austin Gold’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Excellon Resources	$25.82 million	0.11	-$18.84 million	N/A	N/A
Austin Gold	N/A	N/A	-$1.07 million	($0.16)	-5.25

Austin Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Excellon Resources.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Austin Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Excellon Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 70.7% of Austin Gold shares are owned by company insiders. 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.

Profitability

This table compares Excellon Resources and Austin Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Excellon Resources	-72.96%	-37.89%	16.01%
Austin Gold	N/A	-15.25%	-15.05%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Excellon Resources and Austin Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Excellon Resources	0	0	0	0	N/A
Austin Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A

Summary

Austin Gold beats Excellon Resources on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Austin Gold

Austin Gold Corp., a gold exploration company, focuses on the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral property interests in Nevada. The company holds interest in Kelly Creek Project located in the Kelly Creek Basin, in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada; Fourmile Basin Project that comprises various unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 6410 acres located in Nye County; the Lone Mountain Project consisting of various unpatented lode mining and patented mining claims located near Lone Mountain in Elko County; and the Miller Project consisting various unpatented lode mining claims located in Elko County in Nevada. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.