Analyzing Athena Gold (OTCMKTS:AHNR) & Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD)

Athena Gold (OTCMKTS:AHNR) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Athena Gold and Royal Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Athena Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
Royal Gold	1	2	8	0	2.64

Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $234.60, suggesting a potential upside of 0.55%. Given Royal Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Athena Gold.

Profitability

This table compares Athena Gold and Royal Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Athena Gold	N/A	20.27%	18.37%
Royal Gold	55.99%	14.14%	12.42%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

35.9% of Athena Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Athena Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Athena Gold and Royal Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Athena Gold	N/A	N/A	-$640,000.00	N/A	N/A
Royal Gold	$719.40 million	27.37	$332.02 million	$7.28	32.05

Royal Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Athena Gold.

Summary

Royal Gold beats Athena Gold on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Athena Gold

Athena Gold Corporation, an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of mineral resources in the United States. It explores for gold, molybdenum, and copper deposits. The company's flagship property is the Excelsior Springs project comprising 191 unpatented claims and 2 patented mining claims located in Walker Lane, Nevada. It also owns 100% interest in the Crow Springs project, which consists of eleven unpatented mining claims located in Esmeralda County, Nevada. Athena Gold Corporation was formerly known as Athena Silver Corporation and changed its name to Athena Gold Corporation in January 2021. The company was incorporated in 2003 and is based in Vacaville, California.

About Royal Gold

Royal Gold, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, acquires and manages precious metal streams, royalties, and related interests. The company engages in acquiring stream and royalty interests or to finance projects that are in production, development, or in the exploration stage in exchange for stream or royalty interests, which primarily consists of gold, silver, copper, nickel, zinc, lead, and other metals. Its stream and royalty interests on properties are located in the United States, Canada, Chile, the Dominican Republic, Australia, Africa, Mexico, Botswana, and internationally. Royal Gold, Inc. was incorporated in 1981 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.