Financial Comparison: Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) & Santacruz Silver Mining (OTCMKTS:SCZMF)

Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) and Santacruz Silver Mining (OTCMKTS:SCZMF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Gold Royalty and Santacruz Silver Mining’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%
Santacruz Silver Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.8% of Gold Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Gold Royalty and Santacruz Silver Mining”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold Royalty	$14.46 million	55.57	-$26.76 million	($0.04)	-101.75
Santacruz Silver Mining	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Santacruz Silver Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gold Royalty.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Gold Royalty and Santacruz Silver Mining, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold Royalty	0	1	7	0	2.88
Santacruz Silver Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Gold Royalty presently has a consensus target price of $5.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.85%. Given Gold Royalty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gold Royalty is more favorable than Santacruz Silver Mining.

Summary

Gold Royalty beats Santacruz Silver Mining on 7 of the 8 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.