Financial Survey: Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) & Wealth Minerals (OTCMKTS:WMLLF)

Western Copper & Gold (NYSE:WRN) and Wealth Minerals (OTCMKTS:WMLLF) 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.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

22.0% of Western Copper & Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wealth Minerals 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.

Analyst Recommendations

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Western Copper & Gold	0	0	4	1	3.20
Wealth Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Western Copper & Gold presently has a consensus price target of $4.25, indicating a potential upside of 304.76%. Given Western Copper & Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Western Copper & Gold is more favorable than Wealth Minerals.

Profitability

This table compares Western Copper & Gold and Wealth Minerals’ 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%
Wealth Minerals	N/A	-28.18%	-27.86%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Western Copper & Gold and Wealth Minerals”s top-line 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	($0.02)	-52.50
Wealth Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$7.73 million	($0.04)	-1.31

Western Copper & Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wealth Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk & Volatility

Western Copper & Gold has a beta of 1.81, suggesting that its stock price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wealth Minerals has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Western Copper & Gold beats Wealth Minerals on 11 of the 12 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 Wealth Minerals

Wealth Minerals Ltd., a junior mineral resource exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada, Chile, Peru, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for lithium, as well as for precious metal and copper deposits. Its flagship property is the 100% owned Atacama project that comprises 144 exploration concessions covering an area of approximately 46,200 hectares located in the Atacama Salar in Region II of Antofagasta, northern Chile. Wealth Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.