Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) & Trevali Mining (OTCMKTS:TREVF) Financial Survey

Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) and Trevali Mining (OTCMKTS:TREVF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations for Western Copper & Gold and Trevali Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Copper & Gold	0	0	4	2	3.33
Trevali Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00

Western Copper & Gold presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 203.03%. Given Western Copper & Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Western Copper & Gold is more favorable than Trevali Mining.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.0% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by company 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.

Risk & Volatility

Western Copper & Gold has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Trevali Mining has a beta of 2.53, suggesting that its stock price is 153% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Western Copper & Gold and Trevali Mining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Western Copper & Gold	N/A	-3.53%	-3.45%
Trevali Mining	-6.08%	-0.96%	-0.41%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Western Copper & Gold and Trevali Mining”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Western Copper & Gold	N/A	N/A	-$2.47 million	($0.01)	-132.00
Trevali Mining	$288.09 million	0.00	$26.02 million	($0.15)	N/A

Trevali Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Western Copper & Gold. Western Copper & Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Trevali Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Western Copper & Gold beats Trevali Mining on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Western Copper & Gold

Western Copper & Gold Corp. operates as an exploration stage company, which engages in the acquisition, exploration, and future development of mineral resource properties. It currently focuses on the development of the Casino Project. The company was founded on March 17, 2006 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

About Trevali Mining

Trevali Mining Corporation, a base-metals mining company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development of, and production from mineral properties. It primarily explores for zinc, lead, silver, copper, and gold deposits. The company's operational assets include the 90%-owned Perkoa Mine in Burkina Faso; 90%-owned Rosh Pinah Mine in Namibia; and Caribou Mine in northern New Brunswick, Canada. It also holds interests in the Halfmile, Stratmat, and Restigouche properties situated in New Brunswick, Canada; Gergarub project in Namibia; and Ruttan Mine located in northern Manitoba, Canada. In addition, the company has an option to acquire a 100% interest in the Heath Steele deposit located in New Brunswick, Canada. Trevali Mining Corporation was formerly known as Trevali Resources Corp. and changed its name to Trevali Mining Corporation in April 2011. The company was incorporated in 1964 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.