US Gold (USAU) Competitors $13.05 -0.29 (-2.17%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.10 +0.05 (+0.38%) As of 05:16 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. LAC, CRML, ASM, LAAC, EU, DC, LZM, NB, WRN, and ABATShould you be buying US Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of US Gold include Lithium Americas (LAC), Critical Metals (CRML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), NioCorp Developments (NB), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), and American Battery Technology (ABAT). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. US Gold vs. Its Competitors Lithium Americas Critical Metals Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Americas (Argentina) enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals NioCorp Developments Western Copper & Gold American Battery Technology Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) and US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LAC or USAU? 6.6% of US Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of US Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor LAC or USAU? In the previous week, US Gold had 2 more articles in the media than Lithium Americas. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for US Gold and 3 mentions for Lithium Americas. Lithium Americas' average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat US Gold's score of 0.43 indicating that Lithium Americas is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Lithium Americas 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive US Gold 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer LAC or USAU? Lithium Americas presently has a consensus target price of $4.15, indicating a potential upside of 39.97%. US Gold has a consensus target price of $14.67, indicating a potential upside of 12.39%. Given Lithium Americas' higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than US Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Americas 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.25US Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk & volatility, LAC or USAU? Lithium Americas has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Gold has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, LAC or USAU? Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithium AmericasN/AN/A-$42.53M-$0.23-12.89US GoldN/AN/A-$20.56M-$1.78-7.33 Is LAC or USAU more profitable? Lithium Americas' return on equity of -7.66% beat US Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium AmericasN/A -7.66% -4.74% US Gold N/A -96.02%-57.53% SummaryUS Gold beats Lithium Americas on 8 of the 13 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$183.04M$9.15B$3.45B$9.84BDividend YieldN/A1.54%5.13%4.02%P/E Ratio-7.3325.58110.5926.60Price / SalesN/A15.0433,652,867,097,056,100.00121.37Price / CashN/A26.0124.1759.36Price / Book14.344.156.186.67Net Income-$20.56M$309.69M$150.51M$265.59M7 Day Performance12.50%3.78%3.44%3.42%1 Month Performance17.46%17.21%5.89%1.09%1 Year Performance141.22%62.67%38.63%23.85% US Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUUS Gold1.4819 of 5 stars$13.05-2.2%$14.67+12.4%+139.5%$183.04MN/A-7.334LACLithium Americas1.1549 of 5 stars$2.94+1.4%$4.15+41.2%+12.8%$634.82MN/A-12.78749Positive NewsCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$6.14+5.1%N/A-25.2%$575.84MN/A0.004ASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines0.7406 of 5 stars$3.84-2.0%$3.10-19.3%+326.2%$572.86M$79.64M192.1034LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)N/A$3.32-1.5%N/A+22.5%$537.61MN/A0.43850News CoverageEUenCore Energy1.5149 of 5 stars$2.85+4.0%$4.00+40.4%-38.5%$512.64M$58.33M-8.14N/APositive NewsDCDakota Gold2.884 of 5 stars$3.96-0.8%$10.50+165.2%+84.1%$444.88MN/A-9.6620Positive NewsLZMLifezone Metals2.5991 of 5 stars$4.52-0.7%$14.00+209.7%-27.3%$356.13M$140K0.0084NBNioCorp Developments0.5296 of 5 stars$4.37+0.5%$4.50+3.0%+154.4%$255.78MN/A-12.858WRNWestern Copper & Gold1.3989 of 5 stars$1.27-5.9%$4.00+215.0%+24.6%$254.70MN/A-63.508Gap DownABATAmerican Battery Technology0.3727 of 5 stars$2.63-5.1%N/A+138.2%$254.52M$340K-2.8654 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Americas Competitors Critical Metals Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors NioCorp Developments Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors American Battery Technology 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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