Head-To-Head Comparison: Austin Gold (NYSE:AUST) vs. Canadian Critical Minerals (OTCMKTS:RIINF)

Institutional and Insider Ownership

62.1% of Austin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 70.7% of Austin Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Critical Minerals	N/A	-16.62%	-11.17%
Austin Gold	N/A	-37.85%	-36.54%

Risk and Volatility

Canadian Critical Minerals has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Austin Gold has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Canadian Critical Minerals	$360,000.00	20.16	$100,000.00	$0.01	2.44
Austin Gold	N/A	N/A	-$4.00 million	($0.31)	-4.06

Canadian Critical Minerals has higher revenue and earnings than Austin Gold. Austin Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canadian Critical Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Canadian Critical Minerals beats Austin Gold on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Austin Gold

Austin Gold Corp., a gold exploration company, focuses on the acquisition, exploration, and evaluation of mineral property interests in Nevada. The company holds interest in Kelly Creek Project located in the Kelly Creek Basin, in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada; Fourmile Basin Project that comprises various unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 6410 acres located in Nye County; the Lone Mountain Project consisting of various unpatented lode mining and patented mining claims located near Lone Mountain in Elko County. It also holds interest in the Miller Project consisting various unpatented lode mining claims located in Elko County in Nevada. Austin Gold Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.