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NG vs WPM

Side-by-side comparison of Novagold Resources Inc. (NG) and Wheaton Precious Metals Corp (WPM): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both NG and WPM operate in Precious Metals (Basic Materials), so they compete in similar markets.
  • WPM is the larger of the two at $74.36B, about 17.3x NG ($4.29B).
  • NG has been more active in the news (18 items in the past 4 weeks vs 4 for WPM).
  • WPM has more recent analyst coverage (17 ratings vs 10 for NG).
MetricNGWPM
Company
Novagold Resources Inc.
Wheaton Precious Metals Corp
Price
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-
Market cap
$4.29B
$74.36B
1M return
-
-
1Y return
-
-
Sector
Basic Materials
Basic Materials
Industry
Precious Metals
Precious Metals
Exchange
AMEX
NYSE
IPO
2003
News (4w)
18
4
Recent ratings
10
17
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Novagold Resources Inc.

NovaGold Resources Inc. explores for and develops gold mineral properties in the United States. It primarily owns 50% interest in the Donlin Gold project consisting of 493 mining claims covering an area of 71,420 acres located in the Kuskokwim region of southwestern Alaska. The company was formerly known as NovaCan Mining Resources (1985) Limited and changed its name to NovaGold Resources Inc. in March 1987. NovaGold Resources Inc. was founded in 1984 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.

WPM

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp

Wheaton Precious Metals Corp., a mining company, primarily sells precious metals in Canada and internationally. The company sells gold, silver, palladium, and cobalt deposits. It has agreements for 24 operating mining assets and 7 development stage projects. The company was formerly known as Silver Wheaton Corp. and changed its name to Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. in May 2017. Wheaton Precious Metals Corp. was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

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