US Gold (USAU) Competitors $12.84 +0.37 (+2.97%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.78 -0.06 (-0.51%) As of 04:34 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. NEXA, LAC, SGML, ASM, EU, DC, LZM, LAAC, WRN, and CRMLShould you be buying US Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of US Gold include Nexa Resources (NEXA), Lithium Americas (LAC), Sigma Lithium (SGML), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), and Critical Metals (CRML). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. US Gold vs. Its Competitors Nexa Resources Lithium Americas Sigma Lithium Avino Silver & Gold Mines enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lifezone Metals Lithium Americas (Argentina) Western Copper & Gold Critical Metals US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and Nexa Resources (NYSE:NEXA) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, USAU or NEXA? US Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nexa Resources. US Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nexa Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioUS GoldN/AN/A-$6.90M-$1.36-9.45Nexa Resources$2.77B0.24-$205.03M-$1.27-3.91 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in USAU or NEXA? 6.6% of US Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of US Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, USAU or NEXA? US Gold has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nexa Resources has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is USAU or NEXA more profitable? US Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Nexa Resources' net margin of -5.97%. Nexa Resources' return on equity of -5.97% beat US Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets US GoldN/A -79.36% -54.15% Nexa Resources -5.97%-5.97%-1.49% Do analysts recommend USAU or NEXA? US Gold currently has a consensus price target of $14.33, indicating a potential upside of 11.54%. Nexa Resources has a consensus price target of $6.46, indicating a potential upside of 29.98%. Given Nexa Resources' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nexa Resources 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) 3.00Nexa Resources 2 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.60 Does the media favor USAU or NEXA? In the previous week, US Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Nexa Resources. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for US Gold and 2 mentions for Nexa Resources. US Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat Nexa Resources' score of 0.19 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Nexa Resources 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryUS Gold beats Nexa Resources on 9 of the 15 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$178.36M$7.78B$3.27B$8.93BDividend YieldN/A1.50%5.18%4.12%P/E Ratio-9.4548.1391.8319.89Price / SalesN/A14.0327,136,382,376,933,200.00166.23Price / CashN/A20.3623.8157.06Price / Book6.873.495.905.39Net Income-$6.90M$313.25M$150.74M$248.50M7 Day Performance3.05%3.48%2.27%2.96%1 Month Performance0.94%2.59%6.26%6.02%1 Year Performance144.30%52.72%26.37%20.44% US Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUUS Gold1.786 of 5 stars$12.84+3.0%$14.33+11.6%+139.3%$178.22MN/A-9.444News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNEXANexa Resources3.9159 of 5 stars$4.76+2.1%$6.46+35.8%-35.2%$617.16M$2.77B-3.755,253LACLithium Americas2.3895 of 5 stars$2.57+1.6%$3.88+50.8%+0.4%$553.83MN/A-16.06749SGMLSigma Lithium2.5177 of 5 stars$4.61-3.2%$18.00+290.5%-63.7%$529.70M$152.36M-12.46250News CoveragePositive NewsASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.1817 of 5 stars$3.47-1.3%$2.27-34.6%+288.6%$512.32M$72.62M173.3434Analyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionGap UpHigh Trading VolumeEUenCore Energy0.9244 of 5 stars$2.35+0.4%$2.75+17.0%-30.7%$437.64M$58.33M-6.35N/ANews CoverageDCDakota Gold2.2687 of 5 stars$3.87+1.0%$9.75+151.9%+57.2%$384.98MN/A-9.4420LZMLifezone Metals1.5031 of 5 stars$4.36+2.2%$14.00+221.5%-50.4%$333.43M$140K0.0084LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.9839 of 5 stars$1.91-5.4%$4.25+122.5%-35.0%$309.29MN/A0.25850WRNWestern Copper & Gold1.9748 of 5 stars$1.23flat$4.00+225.2%N/A$246.01MN/A-61.508CRMLCritical MetalsN/A$2.42-2.8%N/A-68.5%$245.52MN/A0.004High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nexa Resources Competitors Lithium Americas Competitors Sigma Lithium Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Western Copper & Gold 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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSomething very strange is happening...What a "Mar-a-Lago Accord" could mean for the U.S. dollar While protests dominate the news... hardly anyone...Stansberry Research | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredBuffett’s $325 Billion Cash Problem — Solved by Gold?A bombshell announcement is just weeks away — and it could send shockwaves through the gold market. 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