Reviewing Loncor Gold (OTCMKTS:LONCF) and Gold Reserve (OTCMKTS:GDRZF)

Loncor Gold (OTCMKTS:LONCF) and Gold Reserve (OTCMKTS:GDRZF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings and risk.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Loncor Gold and Gold Reserve”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loncor Gold	N/A	N/A	-$4.16 million	($0.03)	-33.83
Gold Reserve	$3.21 million	209.39	-$34.28 million	($0.30)	-15.17

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loncor Gold	N/A	-20.25%	-18.98%
Gold Reserve	N/A	-46.91%	-37.91%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Loncor Gold and Gold Reserve, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loncor Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gold Reserve	0	0	1	0	3.00

About Loncor Gold

Loncor Gold Inc., a gold exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal projects in the Ngayu greenstone belt in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Canada. It explores for gold and platinum deposits. The company holds 84.68% interest in the Adumbi project, which consist of two mining licenses covering an area of 361 square kilometers located within the Archaean Ngayu Greenstone Belt in the Ituri and Haut Uele provinces in northeastern Congo. It also holds 100% interest in the Isiro properties that consist of 11 exploration permits covering an area of 1,884 square kilometers situated in the province of Haut Uele, northeastern Congo. In addition, Loncor Gold Inc. owns interest in North Kivu, Ngayu, Devon, Navarro, and Yindi projects. The company was formerly known as Loncor Resources Inc. and changed its name to Loncor Gold Inc. in June 2021. Loncor Gold Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.