Analyzing Probe Gold (PROBF) & Its Rivals

Probe Gold (OTCMKTS:PROBF) is one of 1,989 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Probe Gold to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Probe Gold and its peers revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Probe Gold	N/A	N/A	-10.39
Probe Gold Competitors	$4.58 billion	$266.77 million	-21.83

Probe Gold’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Probe Gold. Probe Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Probe Gold and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Probe Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A
Probe Gold Competitors	-1,155,490,457,955,101,400.00%	-14.49%	-2.09%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

37.6% of Probe Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Probe Gold and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Probe Gold	0	0	1	0	3.00
Probe Gold Competitors	6299	22382	31971	1752	2.47

As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 29.87%. Given Probe Gold’s peers higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Probe Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its peers.

Summary

Probe Gold beats its peers on 7 of the 11 factors compared.

Probe Gold Company Profile

Probe Gold Inc., a precious metal exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties in Canada. Its flagship asset is its 100%-owned Novador property comprising 436 square kilometers, which includes the Monique, Pascalis, and Courvan trends and their deposits located in the city of Val-d’Or, Quebec. The company was formerly known as Probe Metals Inc. and changed its name to Probe Gold Inc. in January 2023. Probe Gold Inc. was incorporated in 2015 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.