Analyzing Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) and Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF)

Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) and Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) 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 profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.4% of Centerra Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Centerra Gold 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.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for Canadian Critical Minerals and Centerra Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Canadian Critical Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00
Centerra Gold	0	2	2	0	2.50

Centerra Gold has a consensus target price of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 86.76%. Given Centerra Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centerra Gold is more favorable than Canadian Critical Minerals.

Volatility and Risk

Canadian Critical Minerals has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerra Gold has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Canadian Critical Minerals and Centerra Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Critical Minerals	N/A	-16.62%	-11.17%
Centerra Gold	8.31%	10.34%	7.70%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Canadian Critical Minerals and Centerra Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Critical Minerals	$360,000.00	22.97	$100,000.00	$0.01	2.78
Centerra Gold	$1.25 billion	0.99	-$81.28 million	$0.48	12.27

Canadian Critical Minerals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Centerra Gold. Canadian Critical Minerals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centerra Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Centerra Gold beats Canadian Critical Minerals on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Canadian Critical Minerals

Canadian Critical Minerals Inc., an exploration stage company, acquires, develops, and explores for mineral properties primarily in Canada. The company explores for gold, copper, nickel, platinum, palladium, and silver deposits. Its principal project is the 100% owned Bull River Mine located in the Cranbrook, British Colombia; and the Thierry project that covers approximately 4,700 hectares located in the west of Pickle Lake, Ontario. The company was formerly known as Braveheart Resources Inc. and changed its name to Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. in January 2023. Canadian Critical Minerals Inc. was incorporated in 2009 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

About Centerra Gold

Centerra Gold Inc., a gold mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of gold and copper properties in North America, Turkey, and internationally. The company explores for gold, copper, and molybdenum deposits. Its flagship projects are the 100% owned Mount Milligan gold-copper mine located in British Columbia, Canada; and the Öksüt gold mine located in Turkey. The company was incorporated in 2002 and is based in Toronto, Canada.