Reviewing Foremost Clean Energy (NASDAQ:FMST) & Wealth Minerals (OTCMKTS:WMLLF)

Foremost Clean Energy (NASDAQ:FMST) and Wealth Minerals (OTCMKTS:WMLLF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.1% of Foremost Clean Energy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wealth Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings for Foremost Clean Energy and Wealth Minerals, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foremost Clean Energy	1	0	0	0	1.00
Wealth Minerals	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Foremost Clean Energy and Wealth Minerals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foremost Clean Energy	N/A	-17.94%	-16.19%
Wealth Minerals	N/A	-923.39%	-843.87%

Volatility and Risk

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

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Foremost Clean Energy	N/A	N/A	-$2.60 million	($0.39)	-7.85
Wealth Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$38.30 million	($0.11)	-0.44

Foremost Clean Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wealth Minerals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Foremost Clean Energy beats Wealth Minerals on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Wealth Minerals

Wealth Minerals Ltd., a junior mineral resource exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of mineral properties in Canada, Chile, Peru, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for lithium, as well as for precious metal and copper deposits. Its flagship property is the 100% owned Atacama project that comprises 144 exploration concessions covering an area of approximately 46,200 hectares located in the Atacama Salar in Region II of Antofagasta, northern Chile. Wealth Minerals Ltd. was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.