Austin Gold (AUST) Competitors

Austin Gold (NYSE:AUST) and Gold Resource (NYSE:GORO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, AUST or GORO?

Austin Gold has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold Resource has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AUST or GORO more profitable?

Austin Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Gold Resource's net margin of -61.31%. Gold Resource's return on equity of -35.25% beat Austin Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Austin Gold	N/A	-37.85%	-36.54%
Gold Resource	-61.31%	-35.25%	-16.15%

Which has better earnings and valuation, AUST or GORO?

Austin Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gold Resource. Austin Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gold Resource, 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
Austin Gold	N/A	N/A	-$4M	-$0.19	-7.37
Gold Resource	$49.82M	1.28	-$16.02M	-$0.42	-1.11

Do analysts rate AUST or GORO?

Gold Resource has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 221.75%. Given Gold Resource's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gold Resource is more favorable than Austin Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Austin Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Gold Resource	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AUST or GORO?

62.1% of Austin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.4% of Gold Resource shares are held by institutional investors. 70.7% of Austin Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Gold Resource shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer AUST or GORO?

In the previous week, Austin Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Gold Resource. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Austin Gold and 1 mentions for Gold Resource. Austin Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat Gold Resource's score of 0.00 indicating that Austin Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Austin Gold	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gold Resource	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Austin Gold beats Gold Resource on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.