U.S. Gold (USAU) Competitors $10.77 -0.01 (-0.09%) Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.78 +0.01 (+0.05%) As of 05/21/2025 07:58 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, LAR, LAAC, EU, DC, LZM, WRN, NMG, THM, and CRMLShould you be buying U.S. Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U.S. Gold include Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), International Tower Hill Mines (THM), and Critical Metals (CRML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. U.S. Gold vs. Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite International Tower Hill Mines Critical Metals U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines (NYSE:ASM) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability. Do analysts recommend USAU or ASM? U.S. Gold presently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.78%. Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a consensus target price of $2.27, suggesting a potential downside of 22.24%. Given U.S. Gold's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe U.S. Gold is more favorable than Avino Silver & Gold Mines.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) 3.00Avino Silver & Gold Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor USAU or ASM? U.S. Gold received 205 more outperform votes than Avino Silver & Gold Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformU.S. GoldOutperform Votes20570.45% Underperform Votes8629.55% Avino Silver & Gold MinesN/AN/A Does the media favor USAU or ASM? In the previous week, Avino Silver & Gold Mines had 16 more articles in the media than U.S. Gold. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Avino Silver & Gold Mines and 2 mentions for U.S. Gold. U.S. Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Avino Silver & Gold Mines' score of 0.82 indicating that U.S. Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment U.S. Gold 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Avino Silver & Gold Mines 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in USAU or ASM? 6.6% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.1% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of Avino Silver & Gold Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, USAU or ASM? U.S. Gold has a beta of 1.51, meaning that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a beta of 1.69, meaning that its stock price is 69% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is USAU or ASM more profitable? Avino Silver & Gold Mines has a net margin of 6.57% compared to U.S. Gold's net margin of 0.00%. Avino Silver & Gold Mines' return on equity of 12.13% 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% Avino Silver & Gold Mines 6.57%12.13%10.16% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, USAU or ASM? Avino Silver & Gold Mines has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Gold. U.S. 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 RatioU.S. GoldN/AN/A-$6.90M-$1.36-7.92Avino Silver & Gold Mines$72.62M5.69$540K$0.0932.39 SummaryAvino Silver & Gold Mines beats U.S. Gold on 9 of the 14 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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$136.70M$6.92B$3.09B$8.38BDividend YieldN/A3.56%5.21%4.11%P/E Ratio-10.7713.7371.9119.71Price / SalesN/A95.2625,591,212,775,234,100.00117.39Price / CashN/A21.4824.3434.62Price / Book5.765.105.194.50Net Income-$6.90M$605.28M$156.48M$248.18M7 Day Performance3.26%2.57%1.66%1.14%1 Month Performance10.01%8.20%4.64%15.20%1 Year Performance68.28%8.52%15.14%6.56% U.S. Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUU.S. Gold1.3434 of 5 stars$10.77-0.1%$11.50+6.8%+68.3%$136.70MN/A-10.774Positive NewsASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.1129 of 5 stars$2.39+63.4%$2.07-13.3%+175.0%$366.90M$66.18M124.3134News CoverageAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeLARLithium Argentina2.7765 of 5 stars$2.14+0.5%$3.50+63.6%N/A$346.47MN/A0.27850Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.1992 of 5 stars$2.13+0.9%$7.42+248.2%-61.9%$344.92MN/A0.27850EUenCore Energy3.4126 of 5 stars$1.76+3.5%$4.38+148.6%-66.6%$328.57M$58.33M-6.29N/APositive NewsDCDakota Gold1.1761 of 5 stars$2.88-6.5%$7.50+160.4%-3.1%$286.49MN/A-7.0220News CoverageLZMLifezone Metals0.8332 of 5 stars$3.61+6.8%$14.00+287.8%-59.5%$282.56M$140,522.000.0084Gap UpWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.1136 of 5 stars$1.11-4.3%$4.25+282.9%N/A$222MN/A-55.508Gap DownNMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.6889 of 5 stars$1.90+5.6%$2.58+35.5%-23.0%$213.90MN/A-2.97122Analyst RevisionTHMInternational Tower Hill MinesN/A$0.79-6.9%N/AN/A$163.90MN/A-39.423High Trading VolumeCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$1.57-8.7%N/A-87.5%$154.81MN/A0.004High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Lithium Argentina Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors International Tower Hill Mines Competitors Critical Metals 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 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. 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