Hycroft Mining (HYMC) Competitors

i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) and Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IAUX or HYMC?

Hycroft Mining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than i-80 Gold. Hycroft Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i-80 Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
i-80 Gold	$76.62M	8.33	-$65.20M	-$0.29	-2.70
Hycroft Mining	N/A	N/A	-$60.90M	-$1.99	-2.77

Does the media favor IAUX or HYMC?

In the previous week, Hycroft Mining had 1 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hycroft Mining and 1 mentions for i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Hycroft Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that i-80 Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
i-80 Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hycroft Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IAUX or HYMC?

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer IAUX or HYMC?

i-80 Gold presently has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 91.82%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Hycroft Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, IAUX or HYMC?

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.21, suggesting that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.36, suggesting that its stock price is 136% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IAUX or HYMC more profitable?

Hycroft Mining has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Hycroft Mining's return on equity of 0.00% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%
Hycroft Mining	N/A	N/A	-34.76%

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Hycroft Mining on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.