Platinum Group Metals (PLG) Competitors

Platinum Group Metals (NYSE:PLG) 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, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor PLG or IAUX?

In the previous week, i-80 Gold had 6 more articles in the media than Platinum Group Metals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for i-80 Gold and 0 mentions for Platinum Group Metals. i-80 Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Platinum Group Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that i-80 Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Platinum Group Metals	Neutral
i-80 Gold	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, PLG or IAUX?

Platinum Group Metals has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer PLG or IAUX?

i-80 Gold has a consensus price target of $2.17, suggesting a potential upside of 225.81%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Platinum Group Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Platinum Group Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PLG or IAUX?

Platinum Group Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold. Platinum Group Metals 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
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	N/A	-$4.61M	-$0.05	-34.40
i-80 Gold	$55.97M	9.36	-$65.20M	-$0.34	-1.96

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLG or IAUX?

i-80 Gold received 4 more outperform votes than Platinum Group Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 44.44% of users gave i-80 Gold an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Platinum Group Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Platinum Group Metals	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 8 100.00%
i-80 Gold	Outperform Votes 4 44.44%	Underperform Votes 5 55.56%

Is PLG or IAUX more profitable?

Platinum Group Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Platinum Group Metals' return on equity of -10.13% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	-10.13%	-9.69%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

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

16.3% of Platinum Group Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Platinum Group Metals 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Platinum Group Metals on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.