Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) vs. Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) Critical Analysis

Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) and Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

33.8% of Gold Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Gold Royalty and Canadian Critical Minerals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold Royalty	0	0	2	0	3.00
Canadian Critical Minerals	0	0	0	0	N/A

Gold Royalty currently has a consensus target price of $3.67, indicating a potential upside of 172.61%. Given Gold Royalty’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Gold Royalty is more favorable than Canadian Critical Minerals.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gold Royalty	-381.76%	-0.53%	-0.40%
Canadian Critical Minerals	N/A	-22.20%	-13.91%

Volatility & Risk

Gold Royalty has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian Critical Minerals has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Gold Royalty and Canadian Critical Minerals”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold Royalty	$6.50 million	34.98	-$26.76 million	($0.17)	-7.91
Canadian Critical Minerals	$100,000.00	82.54	$1.09 million	N/A	N/A

Canadian Critical Minerals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Gold Royalty.

Summary

Gold Royalty beats Canadian Critical Minerals on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gold Royalty

Gold Royalty Corp., a precious metals-focused royalty company, provides financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. It focuses on acquiring royalties, streams, and similar interests at varying stages of the mine life cycle to build a portfolio offering near, medium, and longer-term returns for its investors. Gold Royalty Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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.