Head-To-Head Survey: Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) versus Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY)

Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) and Endeavour Silver (NYSE:EXK) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold Royalty	$10.35 million	32.46	-$26.76 million	($0.02)	-98.50
Endeavour Silver	$217.41 million	6.64	$6.12 million	($0.26)	-19.17

Endeavour Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Gold Royalty. Gold Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Endeavour Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Gold Royalty and Endeavour Silver, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold Royalty	0	0	2	0	3.00
Endeavour Silver	0	1	4	2	3.14

Gold Royalty presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 103.05%. Endeavour Silver has a consensus price target of $6.63, indicating a potential upside of 32.90%. Given Gold Royalty’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Gold Royalty is more favorable than Endeavour Silver.

Volatility & Risk

Gold Royalty has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Silver has a beta of 1.42, suggesting that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.8% of Gold Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.1% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Endeavour Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gold Royalty	-252.16%	0.46%	0.35%
Endeavour Silver	-13.04%	0.97%	0.73%

Summary

Endeavour Silver beats Gold Royalty on 10 of the 15 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.

About Endeavour Silver

Endeavour Silver Corp., a silver mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, extraction, processing, refining, and reclamation of mineral properties in Chile and the United States. It explores for gold and silver deposits, and precious metals. The company was formerly known as Endeavour Gold Corp. and changed its name to Endeavour Silver Corp. in September 2004. Endeavour Silver Corp. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.