Contrasting U.S. GoldMining (USGO) & Its Peers

U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) is one of 114 publicly-traded companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it contrast to its rivals? We will compare U.S. GoldMining to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-71.04%	-65.02%
U.S. GoldMining Competitors	-58.41%	4.27%	3.38%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-$9.36 million	-12.96
U.S. GoldMining Competitors	$4.93 billion	-$62.19 million	-17.68

U.S. GoldMining’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than U.S. GoldMining. U.S. GoldMining is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.42, meaning that its stock price is 142% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. GoldMining’s rivals have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for U.S. GoldMining and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. GoldMining	0	0	1	0	3.00
U.S. GoldMining Competitors	1169	3443	4309	157	2.38

U.S. GoldMining presently has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 188.04%. As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 9.69%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than its rivals.

Summary

U.S. GoldMining beats its rivals on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

About U.S. GoldMining

U.S. GoldMining Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in the United States. The company's primary asset is the 100%-owned Whistler exploration property, a gold-copper exploration project comprising mining claims totaling 53,700 acres located in Yentna Mining District, Alaska. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. U.S. GoldMining Inc. operates as a subsidiary of GoldMining Inc.