U.S. GoldMining (USGO) Competitors

U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) and New Found Gold (NYSE:NFGC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts recommend USGO or NFGC?

U.S. GoldMining presently has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 227.16%. New Found Gold has a consensus target price of $5.00, suggesting a potential upside of 206.75%. Given U.S. GoldMining's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than New Found Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. GoldMining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
New Found Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, USGO or NFGC?

U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 1.96, suggesting that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Found Gold has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in USGO or NFGC?

0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.4% of New Found Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held 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.

Is USGO or NFGC more profitable?

New Found Gold's return on equity of -82.80% beat U.S. GoldMining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-196.04%	-163.85%
New Found Gold	N/A	-82.80%	-68.88%

Does the media refer more to USGO or NFGC?

In the previous week, New Found Gold had 1 more articles in the media than U.S. GoldMining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for New Found Gold and 2 mentions for U.S. GoldMining. New Found Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat U.S. GoldMining's score of 0.59 indicating that New Found Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
U.S. GoldMining	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
New Found Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, USGO or NFGC?

U.S. GoldMining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Found Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	-$8.48M	-$0.66	-12.27
New Found Gold	N/A	N/A	-$59.18M	-$0.19	-8.58

Summary

New Found Gold beats U.S. GoldMining on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.