New Found Gold (NYSE:NFGC – Get Free Report) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML – Get Free Report) are both small-cap materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings for New Found Gold and Sigma Lithium, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| New Found Gold | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| Sigma Lithium | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.88 |
Sigma Lithium has a consensus target price of $14.30, indicating a potential upside of 61.89%. Given Sigma Lithium’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than New Found Gold.
Valuation & Earnings
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| New Found Gold | $31.42 million | 18.97 | -$59.18 million | ($0.20) | -7.72 |
| Sigma Lithium | $110.01 million | 9.04 | -$50.19 million | ($0.24) | -36.80 |
Sigma Lithium has higher revenue and earnings than New Found Gold. Sigma Lithium is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Found Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
3.4% of New Found Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by institutional investors. 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares New Found Gold and Sigma Lithium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| New Found Gold | N/A | -82.80% | -68.88% |
| Sigma Lithium | -19.36% | -37.40% | -7.66% |
Volatility & Risk
New Found Gold has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Sigma Lithium beats New Found Gold on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About New Found Gold
New Found Gold Corp., a mineral exploration company, engages in the identification, evaluation, acquisition, and exploration of mineral properties in the Provinces of Newfoundland and Labrador, and Ontario. It primarily explores for gold deposit. The company holds 100% interests in the Queensway project that includes 96 mineral licenses and 6,659 claims covering an area of 166,475 hectares of land located near Gander, Newfoundland; and the Kingsway project located in Gander, Newfoundland. The company was formerly known as Palisade Resources Corp. and changed its name to New Found Gold Corp. in June 2017. New Found Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2016 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
About Sigma Lithium
Sigma Lithium Corporation engages in the exploration and development of lithium deposits in Brazil. It holds a 100% interest in the Grota do Cirilo, Genipapo, Santa Clara, and São José properties comprising 29 mineral rights covering an area of approximately 185 square kilometers located in the Araçuaí and Itinga regions of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It serves electric vehicle industries worldwide. The company was formerly known as Sigma Lithium Resources Corporation and changed its name to Sigma Lithium Corporation in July 2021. The company is headquartered in São Paulo, Brazil.
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