i-80 Gold (IAUX) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, PPTA or IAUX?

Perpetua Resources has a beta of -0.02, indicating that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PPTA or IAUX?

70.1% of Perpetua Resources shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of Perpetua Resources shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to PPTA or IAUX?

In the previous week, Perpetua Resources had 3 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Perpetua Resources and 4 mentions for i-80 Gold. Perpetua Resources' average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat i-80 Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Perpetua Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is PPTA or IAUX more profitable?

Perpetua 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 Perpetua Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perpetua Resources	N/A	-22.97%	-20.82%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Which has better valuation and earnings, PPTA or IAUX?

Perpetua Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold. Perpetua 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
Perpetua Resources	N/A	N/A	-$14.48M	-$0.29	-60.45
i-80 Gold	$55.97M	9.04	-$65.20M	-$0.34	-1.89

Do analysts rate PPTA or IAUX?

Perpetua Resources presently has a consensus price target of $21.63, indicating a potential upside of 23.36%. i-80 Gold has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 133.79%. Given i-80 Gold's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Perpetua Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perpetua Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Summary

Perpetua Resources beats i-80 Gold on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.