US Gold (USAU) Competitors $11.19 -0.07 (-0.62%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.25 +0.06 (+0.54%) As of 07:43 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, ASM, LAC, EU, DC, LAR, LAAC, LZM, CRML, and WRNShould you be buying US Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of US Gold include Nexa Resources (NEXA), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Lithium Americas (LAC), enCore Energy (EU), Dakota Gold (DC), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Critical Metals (CRML), and Western Copper & Gold (WRN). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. US Gold vs. Its Competitors Nexa Resources Avino Silver & Gold Mines Lithium Americas enCore Energy Dakota Gold Lithium Americas (Argentina) Lithium Americas (Argentina) Lifezone Metals Critical Metals Western Copper & Gold Nexa Resources (NYSE:NEXA) and US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) 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 dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NEXA or USAU? US Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioNexa Resources$2.77B0.23-$205.03M-$1.27-3.74US GoldN/AN/A-$6.90M-$1.36-8.23 Is NEXA or USAU 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 Nexa Resources-5.97% -5.97% -1.49% US Gold N/A -79.36%-54.15% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NEXA or USAU? 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, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer NEXA or USAU? Nexa Resources currently has a consensus target price of $5.90, suggesting a potential upside of 24.21%. US Gold has a consensus target price of $14.33, suggesting a potential upside of 28.09%. Given US Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe US Gold is more favorable than Nexa Resources.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nexa Resources 3 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.40US Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the media prefer NEXA or USAU? In the previous week, Nexa Resources had 3 more articles in the media than US Gold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Nexa Resources and 1 mentions for US Gold. US Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Nexa Resources' score of -0.18 indicating that US Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nexa Resources 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral US Gold 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, NEXA or USAU? Nexa Resources has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Gold has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$156.23M$7.59B$3.25B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A1.51%5.16%4.03%P/E Ratio-8.2344.24106.1719.82Price / SalesN/A15.7530,017,513,221,228,500.0098.96Price / CashN/A20.7923.8658.27Price / Book5.983.596.005.65Net Income-$6.90M$318.68M$147.94M$257.91M7 Day Performance-8.65%0.44%0.41%2.09%1 Month Performance-8.20%4.59%5.16%11.13%1 Year Performance85.88%38.74%25.97%18.40% US Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUUS Gold2.0838 of 5 stars$11.19-0.6%$14.33+28.1%+75.1%$156.23MN/A-8.234NEXANexa Resources1.4886 of 5 stars$4.98-0.3%$6.46+29.6%-37.0%$659.95M$2.77B-3.925,253Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.742 of 5 stars$4.29+1.7%$2.58-40.0%+275.8%$625.84M$72.62M214.6134High Trading VolumeLACLithium Americas1.2848 of 5 stars$2.86+0.2%$3.88+35.7%+9.5%$624.96MN/A-17.84749EUenCore Energy0.9179 of 5 stars$2.79+4.1%$2.75-1.4%-28.6%$521.90M$58.33M-7.54N/APositive NewsDCDakota Gold1.3267 of 5 stars$4.21+1.7%$10.50+149.4%+66.4%$418.80MN/A-10.2720LARLithium Americas (Argentina)1.9288 of 5 stars$2.53+0.4%$3.25+28.5%N/A$409.61MN/A-36.14850News CoveragePositive NewsLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.9545 of 5 stars$2.52+3.7%$4.25+68.7%-23.3%$408.07MN/A0.32850LZMLifezone Metals1.8875 of 5 stars$4.21-1.9%$14.00+232.5%-49.7%$329.52M$140.52K0.0084News CoverageCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$2.98-0.7%N/A-59.9%$293.83MN/A0.004News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.941 of 5 stars$1.33flat$4.00+200.8%N/A$266.31MN/A-66.508News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Nexa Resources Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Lithium Americas Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Critical Metals Competitors Western Copper & Gold 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[ATTENTION] This Crypto Rocket Is About Launch…Every crypto bull market ends with a final surge — the window where fortunes are made fast. 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