Athena Gold (OTCMKTS:AHNR) and DRDGOLD (NYSE:DRD) Head to Head Review

Athena Gold (OTCMKTS:AHNR) and DRDGOLD (NYSE:DRD) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

35.9% of Athena Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of DRDGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. 10.4% of Athena Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DRDGOLD shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Athena Gold and DRDGOLD”s gross 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	-$140,000.00	($0.05)	-1.00
DRDGOLD	$433.84 million	3.97	$123.57 million	N/A	N/A

DRDGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than Athena Gold.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Athena Gold and DRDGOLD, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Athena Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
DRDGOLD	0	1	2	0	2.67

DRDGOLD has a consensus target price of $35.00, suggesting a potential upside of 75.78%. Given DRDGOLD’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe DRDGOLD is more favorable than Athena Gold.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Athena Gold	N/A	-4.70%	-4.33%
DRDGOLD	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

DRDGOLD beats Athena Gold on 7 of the 9 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 DRDGOLD

DRDGOLD Limited, a gold mining company, engages in the surface gold tailings retreatment business in South Africa. It also involved in the exploration, extraction, processing, and smelting activities. The company recovers gold from surface tailings in the Witwatersrand basin in Gauteng province. DRDGOLD Limited was formerly known as Durban Roodepoort Deep Limited and changed its name to DRDGOLD Limited in 2004. The company was incorporated in 1895 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa. DRDGOLD Limited is a subsidiary of Sibanye Gold Limited.