U.S. Gold (USAU) Competitors $13.48 +0.32 (+2.43%) Closing price 06/11/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.48 0.00 (0.00%) As of 04:29 AM 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, SGML, ASM, EU, DC, LZM, LAR, LAAC, WRN, and NMGShould you be buying U.S. Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U.S. Gold include Lithium Americas (LAC), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), and Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. U.S. Gold vs. Its Competitors Lithium Americas Sigma Lithium Avino Silver & Gold Mines enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and Lithium Americas (NYSE:LAC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, USAU or LAC? U.S. Gold has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in USAU or LAC? 6.6% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Lithium Americas shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is USAU or LAC more profitable? Lithium Americas' return on equity of -5.59% beat U.S. Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets U.S. GoldN/A -59.61% -42.24% Lithium Americas N/A -5.59%-5.29% Do analysts rate USAU or LAC? U.S. Gold currently has a consensus target price of $12.50, suggesting a potential downside of 7.27%. Lithium Americas has a consensus target price of $3.88, suggesting a potential upside of 39.89%. Given Lithium Americas' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Americas is more favorable than U.S. Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score U.S. Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Lithium Americas 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.22 Which has better valuation & earnings, USAU or LAC? Lithium Americas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioU.S. GoldN/AN/A-$6.90M-$1.36-9.91Lithium AmericasN/AN/A-$3.93M-$0.16-17.31 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in USAU or LAC? U.S. Gold received 38 more outperform votes than Lithium Americas when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.31% of users gave U.S. Gold an outperform vote while only 58.54% of users gave Lithium Americas an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformU.S. GoldOutperform Votes20670.31% Underperform Votes8729.69% Lithium AmericasOutperform Votes16858.54% Underperform Votes11941.46% Does the media favor USAU or LAC? In the previous week, Lithium Americas had 2 more articles in the media than U.S. Gold. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Lithium Americas and 1 mentions for U.S. Gold. U.S. Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Lithium Americas' score of 1.45 indicating that U.S. Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment U.S. Gold Very Positive Lithium Americas Positive SummaryU.S. Gold beats Lithium Americas on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get U.S. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding USAU and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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 ExcelMetricU.S. GoldMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$167.04M$7.26B$3.19B$8.62BDividend YieldN/A3.34%5.04%4.18%P/E Ratio-13.4815.9174.0520.06Price / SalesN/A112.9026,914,679,906,559,100.00157.10Price / CashN/A21.4824.2634.64Price / Book7.215.165.384.70Net Income-$6.90M$613.46M$155.01M$247.88M7 Day Performance-1.39%1.47%0.77%2.66%1 Month Performance30.87%10.29%7.15%6.40%1 Year Performance154.82%22.27%21.32%14.07% U.S. Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUU.S. Gold1.1469 of 5 stars$13.48+2.4%$12.50-7.3%+147.8%$167.04MN/A-13.484Positive NewsLACLithium Americas2.5647 of 5 stars$2.66-0.2%$3.88+46.0%-6.9%$581.19MN/A-22.13749SGMLSigma Lithium2.4079 of 5 stars$4.64-1.1%$18.00+287.9%-59.6%$516.34M$155.92M-9.67250Gap UpASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.6081 of 5 stars$3.34+5.4%$2.27-32.1%+267.6%$473.14M$72.62M167.0834Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeEUenCore Energy3.0169 of 5 stars$1.92-4.5%$2.75+43.2%-45.8%$359.05M$46.18M-6.86N/APositive NewsDCDakota Gold2.5087 of 5 stars$3.16+3.3%$7.50+137.3%+40.7%$314.35MN/A-7.7120LZMLifezone Metals1.0342 of 5 stars$4.02+0.6%$14.00+248.7%-52.3%$314.25M$140.52K0.0084Gap UpLARLithium Argentina3.2981 of 5 stars$1.74+0.6%$3.25+86.8%N/A$281.71MN/A0.22850LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.6242 of 5 stars$1.73-3.4%$5.13+196.2%-49.5%$280.14MN/A0.22850Positive NewsWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.3737 of 5 stars$1.17+2.6%$4.25+263.2%N/A$234MN/A-58.508NMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.6197 of 5 stars$1.76-1.4%$2.58+46.7%-8.9%$197.58MN/A-2.74122News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Americas Competitors Sigma Lithium Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Lithium Argentina Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors Nouveau Monde Graphite 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 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNew Rule Hits in July — The Smart Money Already MovedA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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