Head to Head Contrast: Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) & Theta Gold Mines (OTCMKTS:TGMGF)

Theta Gold Mines (OTCMKTS:TGMGF) and Triple Flag Precious Metals (NYSE:TFPM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Theta Gold Mines and Triple Flag Precious Metals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Theta Gold Mines	0	0	0	0	0.00
Triple Flag Precious Metals	0	5	6	1	2.67

Triple Flag Precious Metals has a consensus price target of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 12.94%. Given Triple Flag Precious Metals’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Triple Flag Precious Metals is more favorable than Theta Gold Mines.

Risk and Volatility

Theta Gold Mines has a beta of -2.05, suggesting that its stock price is 305% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Triple Flag Precious Metals has a beta of -0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 122% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Theta Gold Mines and Triple Flag Precious Metals”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Theta Gold Mines	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Triple Flag Precious Metals	$268.99 million	26.46	-$23.08 million	$1.01	34.12

Theta Gold Mines has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Triple Flag Precious Metals.

Profitability

This table compares Theta Gold Mines and Triple Flag Precious Metals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Theta Gold Mines	N/A	N/A	N/A
Triple Flag Precious Metals	59.43%	9.56%	9.34%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

82.9% of Triple Flag Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Triple Flag Precious Metals beats Theta Gold Mines on 10 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Theta Gold Mines

Theta Gold Mines Limited operates as a gold exploration and development company in South Africa. Its principal property is the Theta project located near the town of Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga Province. The company was formerly known as Stonewall Resources Limited and changed its name to Theta Gold Mines Limited in December 2018. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

About Triple Flag Precious Metals

Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp., a precious-metals-focused streaming and royalty company, engages in acquiring and managing precious metals, streams, royalties and other mineral interests in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Cote d'Ivoire, Honduras, Mexico, Mongolia, Peru, South Africa, the United States, and internationally. The company has a portfolio of streams and royalties providing exposure to gold, silver, nickel, copper, zinc, and lead. It holds a royalty interest in the Beta Hunt mine located in Pert, Wester Australia; the Camino Rojo gold and silver mine located in Mexico; the El Mochito polymetallic mine located in north-western Honduras; and La Colorada polymetallic mine located in Mexico. Triple Flag Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2016 and is based in Toronto, Canada.