US Gold (USAU) Competitors $16.33 +0.40 (+2.51%) Closing price 09/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.53 +0.20 (+1.22%) As of 09/22/2025 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USAU vs. ASM, LAC, NEXA, CRML, SGML, DC, LAAC, EU, LZM, and WRNShould you be buying US Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of US Gold include Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Americas (LAC), Nexa Resources (NEXA), Critical Metals (CRML), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Dakota Gold (DC), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), enCore Energy (EU), Lifezone Metals (LZM), and Western Copper & Gold (WRN). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. US Gold vs. Its Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Americas Nexa Resources Critical Metals Sigma Lithium Dakota Gold Lithium Americas (Argentina) enCore Energy Lifezone Metals Western Copper & Gold Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) and US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is ASM or USAU more profitable? Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a net margin of 6.57% compared to US Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Avino Silver & Gold Mines' return on equity of 12.13% beat US Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Avino Silver & Gold Mines6.57% 12.13% 10.16% US Gold N/A -73.81%-50.64% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ASM or USAU? 3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of US Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of US Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ASM or USAU? Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than US Gold. US Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Avino Silver & Gold Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAvino Silver & Gold Mines$79.64M8.97$540K$0.1047.30US GoldN/AN/A-$20.56M-$1.53-10.67 Does the media prefer ASM or USAU? In the previous week, Avino Silver & Gold Mines had 1 more articles in the media than US Gold. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Avino Silver & Gold Mines and 5 mentions for US Gold. US Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Avino Silver & Gold Mines' score of 0.29 indicating that US Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Avino Silver & Gold Mines 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral US Gold 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ASM or USAU? Avino Silver & Gold Mines presently has a consensus price target of $3.10, indicating a potential downside of 34.46%. US Gold has a consensus price target of $15.00, indicating a potential downside of 8.14%. Given US Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe US Gold is more favorable than Avino Silver & Gold Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Avino Silver & Gold Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75US Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, ASM or USAU? Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Gold has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAvino Silver & Gold Mines beats US Gold on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get US Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USAU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart USAU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricUS GoldMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$228.56M$10.97B$3.64B$10.46BDividend YieldN/A1.41%5.06%4.57%P/E Ratio-10.6728.68158.7226.86Price / SalesN/A15.9317,777.91125.65Price / CashN/A29.8024.2531.15Price / Book17.954.586.716.50Net Income-$20.56M$317.26M$149.17M$271.25M7 Day Performance9.67%5.65%3.42%3.22%1 Month Performance33.52%23.12%12.31%8.11%1 Year Performance177.72%82.26%49.52%26.42% US Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUUS Gold1.2706 of 5 stars$16.33+2.5%$15.00-8.1%+174.5%$228.56MN/A-10.674Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.4835 of 5 stars$4.60+5.3%$3.10-32.6%+330.0%$694.89M$79.64M230.1234Gap UpLACLithium Americas1.8131 of 5 stars$3.19+11.5%$4.15+30.1%+43.9%$691.16MN/A-13.87749Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeNEXANexa Resources2.5852 of 5 stars$5.13+3.3%$5.70+11.2%-26.4%$656.90M$2.79B-7.545,253Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.69+7.6%N/A-1.3%$613.30MN/A0.004Gap UpSGMLSigma Lithium2.958 of 5 stars$5.81+7.4%$12.00+106.5%-45.0%$602.20M$152.36M-13.20250Positive NewsGap UpDCDakota Gold2.4911 of 5 stars$4.90+1.9%$10.50+114.3%+109.3%$550.49MN/A-11.9520Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)N/A$3.02-3.2%N/A+32.3%$489.04MN/A0.39850Gap UpEUenCore Energy2.1474 of 5 stars$2.52+13.0%$4.00+58.7%-23.9%$417.22M$58.33M-7.20N/AAnalyst UpgradeGap UpLZMLifezone Metals1.4633 of 5 stars$4.88+5.8%$14.00+186.9%-18.9%$360.82M$140K0.0084Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.2611 of 5 stars$1.71+2.4%$4.00+133.9%+47.2%$344.82MN/A-85.508Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Lithium Americas Competitors Nexa Resources Competitors Critical Metals Competitors Sigma Lithium Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:USAU) was last updated on 9/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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