Analyzing Yankuang Energy Group (OTCMKTS:YZCAY) & Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY)

Uranium Royalty (NASDAQ:UROY) and Yankuang Energy Group (OTCMKTS:YZCAY) are both energy companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares Uranium Royalty and Yankuang Energy Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Uranium Royalty	1.95%	-1.26%	-1.25%
Yankuang Energy Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

24.2% of Uranium Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Uranium Royalty and Yankuang Energy Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Uranium Royalty	1	3	1	0	2.00
Yankuang Energy Group	0	0	0	1	4.00

Uranium Royalty presently has a consensus target price of $4.50, suggesting a potential upside of 1.81%. Given Uranium Royalty’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Uranium Royalty is more favorable than Yankuang Energy Group.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Uranium Royalty and Yankuang Energy Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Uranium Royalty	$11.19 million	54.65	-$4.06 million	N/A	N/A
Yankuang Energy Group	$17.32 billion	N/A	$1.96 billion	$1.65	8.67

Yankuang Energy Group has higher revenue and earnings than Uranium Royalty.

Volatility and Risk

Uranium Royalty has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yankuang Energy Group has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Yankuang Energy Group beats Uranium Royalty on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Uranium Royalty

Uranium Royalty Corp. operates as a pure-play uranium royalty company. It acquires, accumulates, and manages a portfolio of geographically diversified uranium interests. The company has royalty interests in the McArthur River, Cigar Lake / Waterbury Lake, Roughrider, Russell Lake, Russell Lake south, and Dawn Lake projects in Saskatchewan, Canada; Anderson and San Rafael projects in Arizona; Lance and Reno Creek projects in Wyoming; Church Rock and Roca Honda projects in New Mexico; Dewey-Burdock project in South Dakota; Slick Rock project in Colorado; Langer Heinrich project in Namibia; and Michelin project in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada; Energy Queen and Whirlwind project in Utah; and Workman Creek projects in Arizona. Uranium Royalty Corp. was incorporated in 2017 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Yankuang Energy Group

Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited engages in the mining, preparation, and sale of coal in China and internationally. It offers thermal, PCI, and coking coal for electric power, metallurgy, chemical industry, etc.; manufactures, installs, and sells mining equipment and machinery; manufactures and sells coal mining and excavating equipment, cable, and rubber products; manufactures and sells methanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate, caprolactam, naphtha, crude liquid wax, etc.; produces and sells chemicals and synthesis catalyst; explores for potash mineral; and sells coal mine machinery equipment and accessories, construction materials, petroleum products, and mineral products. The company also provides electricity and related heat supply; railway, river, and lakes transportation; coal mining technology development, transfer, and consultation; underground mines and coal mine management; supply chain management; factoring; engineering; water pollution control; equity investment fund and corporate asset management, investment advisory and corporate management, foreign investment fund, and trading services; solar and wind power, and production management; and financial services, as well as operates as a trade broker and agent. In addition, it engages in the processing, sale, and transportation of coal; coal resource exploration development; LTCC technology development and equipment rental activities; house and financial leasing; wholesale of coal and non-ferrous metals; real estate development and operation, and property management; investment and management of mineral resources; and logistics storage and leasing activities. The company was formerly known as Yanzhou Coal Mining Company Limited and changed its name to Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited in December 2021. The company was founded in 1973 and is based in Zoucheng, the People's Republic of China. Yankuang Energy Group Company Limited is a subsidiary of Shandong Energy Group Co.,Ltd.