Financial Review: Theta Gold Mines (OTCMKTS:TGMGF) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG)

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and Theta Gold Mines (OTCMKTS:TGMGF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for B2Gold and Theta Gold Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	0	5	1	0	2.17
Theta Gold Mines	0	0	0	0	N/A

B2Gold presently has a consensus price target of $4.12, indicating a potential upside of 25.70%. Given B2Gold’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Theta Gold Mines.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

B2Gold has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Theta Gold Mines has a beta of -3.13, suggesting that its stock price is 413% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares B2Gold and Theta Gold Mines”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B2Gold	$1.93 billion	2.22	$10.10 million	($0.11)	-29.77
Theta Gold Mines	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Theta Gold Mines.

Profitability

This table compares B2Gold and Theta Gold Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-7.44%	8.01%	6.25%
Theta Gold Mines	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

B2Gold beats Theta Gold Mines on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About B2Gold

B2Gold Corp. operates as a gold producer company. It operates the Fekola Mine in Mali, the Masbate Mine in the Philippines, and the Otjikoto Mine in Namibia. The company also has an 100% interest in the Gramalote gold project in Colombia; 24% interest in the Calibre Mining Corp.; and approximately 19% interest in BeMetals Corp. In addition, it has a portfolio of other evaluation and exploration assets in Mali and Finland. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Theta Gold Mines

Theta Gold Mines Limited operates as a gold exploration and development company in South Africa. Its principal property is the Theta project located near the town of Pilgrim’s Rest in Mpumalanga Province. The company was formerly known as Stonewall Resources Limited and changed its name to Theta Gold Mines Limited in December 2018. The company was incorporated in 2008 and is based in Sydney, Australia.