i-80 Gold (IAUX) Competitors

Skeena Resources (NYSE:SKE) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is SKE or IAUX more profitable?

Skeena Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. i-80 Gold's return on equity of -21.18% beat Skeena Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Skeena Resources	N/A	-77.48%	-34.83%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SKE or IAUX?

45.2% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Skeena Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend SKE or IAUX?

i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 136.93%. Given i-80 Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Skeena Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Skeena Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has more volatility & risk, SKE or IAUX?

Skeena Resources has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SKE or IAUX?

i-80 Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Skeena Resources. Skeena Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i-80 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
Skeena Resources	N/A	N/A	-$110.89M	-$1.15	-13.97
i-80 Gold	$55.97M	8.91	-$65.20M	-$0.34	-1.86

Does the media favor SKE or IAUX?

In the previous week, Skeena Resources had 3 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Skeena Resources and 2 mentions for i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Skeena Resources' score of -0.48 indicating that i-80 Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Skeena Resources	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
i-80 Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Skeena Resources on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.