Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) and Foremost Clean Energy (NASDAQ:FMST) Head to Head Survey

Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) and Foremost Clean Energy (NASDAQ:FMST) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Fortuna Mining and Foremost Clean Energy”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fortuna Mining	$1.19 billion	2.30	$128.74 million	$0.50	17.79
Foremost Clean Energy	N/A	N/A	-$2.60 million	($0.45)	-8.69

Fortuna Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Foremost Clean Energy. Foremost Clean Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

33.8% of Fortuna Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Foremost Clean Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortuna Mining shares are held by 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 current recommendations for Fortuna Mining and Foremost Clean Energy, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fortuna Mining	1	4	2	0	2.14
Foremost Clean Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00

Fortuna Mining currently has a consensus price target of $8.25, suggesting a potential downside of 7.25%. Given Fortuna Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Fortuna Mining is more favorable than Foremost Clean Energy.

Volatility & Risk

Fortuna Mining has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foremost Clean Energy has a beta of 6.15, suggesting that its share price is 515% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Fortuna Mining and Foremost Clean Energy’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fortuna Mining	14.36%	12.74%	8.99%
Foremost Clean Energy	N/A	-17.09%	-14.87%

Summary

Fortuna Mining beats Foremost Clean Energy on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fortuna Mining

Fortuna Mining Corp. engages in the precious and base metal mining in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Mexico, Peru, and Côte d’Ivoire. It operates through Mansfield, Sanu, Sango, Cuzcatlan, Bateas, and Corporate segments. The company primarily explores for silver, lead, zinc, and gold. Its flagship project is the Séguéla gold mine, which consists of approximately 62,000 hectares and is located in the Worodougou Region of the Woroba District, Côte d’Ivoire. The company was formerly known as Fortuna Silver Mines Inc. and changed its name to Fortuna Mining Corp. in June 2024. Fortuna Mining Corp. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

About Foremost Clean Energy

Foremost Clean Energy Ltd. engages in uranium and lithium exploration. Its uranium properties include the Eastern Athabasca and Blue Sky projects. The firm also maintains a secondary portfolio of lithium projects including Zoro, Jean Lake, Peg North, Grass River, and Jol. It operates through the Canada and United States geographical segments. The company was founded on July 7, 2005 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.