U.S. GoldMining (USGO) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to TGB or USGO?

In the previous week, Taseko Mines had 1 more articles in the media than U.S. GoldMining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Taseko Mines and 2 mentions for U.S. GoldMining. Taseko Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat U.S. GoldMining's score of 0.00 indicating that Taseko Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Taseko Mines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
U.S. GoldMining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate TGB or USGO?

Taseko Mines currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 65.09%. U.S. GoldMining has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 118.58%. Given U.S. GoldMining's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than Taseko Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Taseko Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
U.S. GoldMining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, TGB or USGO?

Taseko Mines has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. GoldMining.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Taseko Mines	$388.86M	1.66	$61.28M	$0.19	11.16
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	-$9.36M	N/A	N/A

Is TGB or USGO more profitable?

Taseko Mines has a net margin of 12.69% compared to U.S. GoldMining's net margin of 0.00%. Taseko Mines' return on equity of 15.25% beat U.S. GoldMining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Taseko Mines	12.69%	15.25%	3.79%
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-71.04%	-65.02%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TGB or USGO?

17.9% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of Taseko Mines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of U.S. GoldMining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TGB or USGO?

U.S. GoldMining received 2 more outperform votes than Taseko Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 83.33% of users gave U.S. GoldMining an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Taseko Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Taseko Mines	Outperform Votes 3 37.50%	Underperform Votes 5 62.50%
U.S. GoldMining	Outperform Votes 5 83.33%	Underperform Votes 1 16.67%

Which has more risk and volatility, TGB or USGO?

Taseko Mines has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.49, meaning that its stock price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Taseko Mines beats U.S. GoldMining on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.