i-80 Gold (IAUX) Competitors

i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) and Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IAUX or FSM?

Fortuna Mining has higher revenue and earnings than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Mining, 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
i-80 Gold	$76.62M	8.32	-$65.20M	-$0.29	-2.69
Fortuna Mining	$1.06B	2.21	$128.74M	$0.50	15.26

Is IAUX or FSM more profitable?

Fortuna Mining has a net margin of 14.36% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Fortuna Mining's return on equity of 12.74% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%
Fortuna Mining	14.36%	12.74%	8.99%

Do analysts recommend IAUX or FSM?

i-80 Gold presently has a consensus price target of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 92.06%. Fortuna Mining has a consensus price target of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 4.85%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Fortuna Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83
Fortuna Mining	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in IAUX or FSM?

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.8% of Fortuna Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Fortuna Mining shares are held by company 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.

Does the media refer more to IAUX or FSM?

In the previous week, Fortuna Mining had 7 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Fortuna Mining and 1 mentions for i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Fortuna Mining's score of 0.81 indicating that i-80 Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
i-80 Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Fortuna Mining	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, IAUX or FSM?

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Fortuna Mining has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Fortuna Mining on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.