US Gold (USAU) Competitors $11.72 +0.03 (+0.26%) Closing price 08/7/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.72 -0.01 (-0.04%) As of 08:30 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. SGML, LAC, EU, ASM, LAAC, DC, CRML, LZM, WRN, and THMShould you be buying US Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of US Gold include Sigma Lithium (SGML), Lithium Americas (LAC), enCore Energy (EU), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Dakota Gold (DC), Critical Metals (CRML), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), and International Tower Hill Mines (THM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. US Gold vs. Its Competitors Sigma Lithium Lithium Americas enCore Energy Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Americas (Argentina) Dakota Gold Critical Metals Lifezone Metals Western Copper & Gold International Tower Hill Mines US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and Sigma Lithium (NASDAQ:SGML) are both small-cap non-metallic and industrial metal mining companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Is USAU or SGML more profitable? US Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Sigma Lithium's net margin of -24.36%. Sigma Lithium's return on equity of -35.85% beat US Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets US GoldN/A -96.02% -57.53% Sigma Lithium -24.36%-35.85%-10.76% Which has more risk and volatility, USAU or SGML? US Gold has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sigma Lithium has a beta of 0.07, suggesting that its stock price is 93% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, USAU or SGML? US Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Sigma Lithium. Sigma Lithium 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 RatioUS GoldN/AN/A-$20.56M-$1.78-6.58Sigma Lithium$155.92M3.71-$51.07M-$0.37-14.05 Do insiders & institutionals believe in USAU or SGML? 6.6% of US Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.9% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of US Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.6% of Sigma Lithium shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate USAU or SGML? US Gold presently has a consensus price target of $14.67, indicating a potential upside of 25.14%. Sigma Lithium has a consensus price target of $18.00, indicating a potential upside of 246.15%. Given Sigma Lithium's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Sigma Lithium is more favorable than US Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score US Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Sigma Lithium 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media favor USAU or SGML? In the previous week, US Gold had 17 more articles in the media than Sigma Lithium. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for US Gold and 1 mentions for Sigma Lithium. US Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Sigma Lithium's score of 0.00 indicating that US Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment US Gold 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sigma Lithium 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryUS Gold and Sigma Lithium tied by winning 7 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. 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 ExcelMetricUS GoldMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$163.96M$8.82B$3.27B$9.56BDividend YieldN/A1.36%5.18%4.17%P/E Ratio-6.5818.28107.4425.14Price / SalesN/A16.7535,179,415,501,999,500.0076.13Price / CashN/A23.7323.9258.58Price / Book12.883.615.995.59Net Income-$20.56M$318.36M$148.72M$265.48M7 Day Performance13.02%10.24%3.24%1.22%1 Month Performance-4.48%14.25%4.11%0.39%1 Year Performance127.57%65.94%36.66%23.47% US Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUUS Gold2.9754 of 5 stars$11.72+0.3%$14.67+25.1%+134.9%$163.96MN/A-6.584News CoverageAnalyst RevisionSGMLSigma Lithium2.8002 of 5 stars$5.08flat$18.00+254.3%-42.5%$565.31M$155.92M-13.73250Upcoming EarningsGap DownLACLithium Americas1.8187 of 5 stars$2.66+4.1%$3.88+46.0%+22.4%$558.21MN/A-16.59749Upcoming EarningsEUenCore Energy2.1601 of 5 stars$2.68+5.5%$3.38+25.9%-14.3%$475.13M$58.33M-7.24N/APositive NewsASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.2073 of 5 stars$3.37+4.3%$2.58-23.6%+336.5%$471.20M$72.62M168.5834Short Interest ↑Gap UpLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.4538 of 5 stars$2.62-1.1%$4.25+62.2%+15.5%$424.26MN/A0.34850Upcoming EarningsDCDakota Gold2.7864 of 5 stars$3.76+4.2%$10.50+179.3%+114.4%$422.15MN/A-9.1720Positive NewsCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$3.75-1.6%N/A-54.2%$375.67MN/A0.004Gap UpLZMLifezone MetalsN/A$4.06-3.1%$14.00+244.8%-25.9%$327.95M$140K0.0084WRNWestern Copper & Gold1.4302 of 5 stars$1.25+4.2%$4.00+220.0%+19.0%$250.69MN/A-62.508THMInternational Tower Hill MinesN/A$1.18+4.4%N/AN/A$245.30MN/A-59.003Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Sigma Lithium Competitors Lithium Americas Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Critical Metals Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors International Tower Hill Mines 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 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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