Reviewing Gold Reserve (OTCMKTS:GDRZF) and Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR)

Gold Reserve (OTCMKTS:GDRZF) and Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations and risk.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.8% of Gold Reserve shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

Gold Reserve has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vox Royalty has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Gold Reserve and Vox Royalty, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold Reserve	0	0	0	0	N/A
Vox Royalty	0	0	1	0	3.00

Vox Royalty has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.35%. Given Vox Royalty’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Vox Royalty is more favorable than Gold Reserve.

Profitability

This table compares Gold Reserve and Vox Royalty’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gold Reserve	N/A	-68.98%	-55.08%
Vox Royalty	2.93%	2.76%	2.36%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Gold Reserve and Vox Royalty’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold Reserve	$2.95 million	N/A	-$23.12 million	($0.23)	-17.39
Vox Royalty	$12.31 million	12.08	-$100,000.00	$0.01	296.30

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

Summary

Vox Royalty beats Gold Reserve on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Gold Reserve

Gold Reserve Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in evaluating, acquiring, exploring, and developing mineral properties. It also holds interests in LMS Gold project located in Alaska, the United States. The company was founded in 1956 and is based in Spokane, Washington.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.