U.S. Gold (USAU) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

U.S. Gold Corp. engages in the exploration and development of gold and precious metals in the United States. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company holds 100% interests in the CK Gold project, which consists of various mining leases and other mineral rights covering approximately 1,120 acres in Laramie County, Wyoming; the Keystone project that consists of 601 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 20 square miles in Eureka County, Nevada; and the Challis Gold project, which consists of 77 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 1,710 acres in Lemhi County, Idaho. It also has earn-in agreement to acquire a 50% ownership interest in the Maggie Creek project located in Eureka County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Dataram Corporation and changed its name to U.S. Gold Corp. in June 2017. U.S. Gold Corp. is based in Elko, Nevada.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $10.98 to $11.42
• 50-Day Range: $7.91 to $11.97
• 52-Week Range: $4.71 to $12.00
• Volume: 92,828 shs
• Average Volume: 185,868 shs
• Market Capitalization: $140.38 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $12.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

U.S. Gold Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

U.S. Gold scored higher than 37% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 127th out of 187 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

U.S. Gold has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

U.S. Gold has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for U.S. Gold are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.95) to ($0.71) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of U.S. Gold is -11.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of U.S. Gold is -11.20, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

U.S. Gold has a P/B Ratio of 5.99. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.33% of the float of U.S. Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

U.S. Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in U.S. Gold has recently increased by 32.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

U.S. Gold does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

U.S. Gold does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.33% of the float of U.S. Gold has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

U.S. Gold has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.8, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in U.S. Gold has recently increased by 32.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.73

News Sentiment

U.S. Gold has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for U.S. Gold this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

8 people have searched for USAU on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 60% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added U.S. Gold to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, U.S. Gold insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

11.09% of the stock of U.S. Gold is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 6.64% of the stock of U.S. Gold is held by institutions.

USAU Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have USAU shares performed this year?

U.S. Gold's stock was trading at $6.13 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, USAU stock has increased by 82.7% and is now trading at $11.20.
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How were U.S. Gold's earnings last quarter?

U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ:USAU) issued its earnings results on Monday, March, 17th. The technology company reported ($0.43) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.16) by $0.27.

When did U.S. Gold's stock split?

U.S. Gold's stock reverse split before market open on Friday, March 20th 2020. The 1-10 reverse split was announced on Thursday, March 19th 2020. The number of shares owned by shareholders was adjusted after the closing bell on Thursday, March 19th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the reverse split would have 10 shares after the split.

Who are U.S. Gold's major shareholders?

U.S. Gold's top institutional investors include Philadelphia Financial Management of San Francisco LLC (1.87%), Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC (0.22%), Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH (0.19%) and Bogart Wealth LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include George M Bee and Luke Anthony Norman.
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How do I buy shares of U.S. Gold?

Shares of USAU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of U.S. Gold own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that U.S. Gold investors own include B2Gold (BTG), Plug Power (PLUG), Meta Platforms (META), Nokia Oyj (NOK), Kinross Gold (KGC) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/17/2025
• Today: 5/29/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 4/30/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: Metal mining
• Sub-Industry: Non-Metallic And Industrial Metal Mining
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:USAU
• CIK: 27093
• Web: www.usgoldcorp.gold
• Phone: (800) 557-4550
• Fax: 609-799-6734
• Employees: 4
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $12.50
• High Stock Price Target: $15.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $10.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +9.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): ($1.36)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$6.90 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -59.61%
• Return on Assets: -42.24%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 4.06
• Quick Ratio: 4.06

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $1.87 per share
• Price / Book: 6.11

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 12,693,000
• Free Float: 11,118,000
• Market Cap: $145.12 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.51