NYSEARCA:IAU

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$17.07

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$17.30

50-Day Range

$16.02

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$17.10

52-Week Range

$15.95

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$19.76

Volume1.43 million shs

Average Volume22.97 million shs

Market Capitalization$28.94 billion

P/E RatioN/A

Dividend Yield0.00%

Beta0.03

iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) Vs. AMT, ALIZY, SBRCY, USB, CI, and AGG

Should you be buying IAU stock or one of its competitors? Companies in the sector of "finance" are considered alternatives and competitors to iShares Gold Trust, including American Tower (AMT), Allianz (ALIZY), Sberbank of Russia (SBRCY), U.S. Bancorp (USB), Cigna (CI), and iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG).

iShares Gold Trust vs. American Tower Stock

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares American Tower and iShares Gold Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American Tower	24.08%	42.42%	4.53%
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	21.82%	21.82%

Volatility & Risk

American Tower has a beta of 0.25, meaning that its share price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iShares Gold Trust has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American Tower and iShares Gold Trust's revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American Tower	$7.58 billion	14.38	$1.89 billion	$7.73	31.73
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	N/A	$2.28 billion	N/A	N/A

iShares Gold Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than American Tower.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for American Tower and iShares Gold Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American Tower	0	2	10	0	2.83
iShares Gold Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

American Tower currently has a consensus price target of $280.2727, indicating a potential upside of 14.48%. Given American Tower's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than iShares Gold Trust.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

90.0% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of iShares Gold Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

American Tower beats iShares Gold Trust on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

iShares Gold Trust vs. Allianz Stock

iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) and Allianz (OTCMKTS:ALIZY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Risk & Volatility

iShares Gold Trust has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allianz has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares iShares Gold Trust and Allianz's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	N/A	$2.28 billion	N/A	N/A
Allianz	$159.47 billion	0.69	$8.86 billion	N/A	N/A

Allianz has higher revenue and earnings than iShares Gold Trust.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

53.6% of iShares Gold Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Allianz shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares iShares Gold Trust and Allianz's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	21.82%	21.82%
Allianz	4.90%	9.07%	0.68%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for iShares Gold Trust and Allianz, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iShares Gold Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Allianz	1	5	4	0	2.30

Summary

Allianz beats iShares Gold Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

iShares Gold Trust vs. Sberbank of Russia Stock

iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) and Sberbank of Russia (OTCMKTS:SBRCY) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Risk and Volatility

iShares Gold Trust has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sberbank of Russia has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares iShares Gold Trust and Sberbank of Russia's revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	N/A	$2.28 billion	N/A	N/A
Sberbank of Russia	$48.43 billion	1.90	$13.10 billion	N/A	N/A

Sberbank of Russia has higher revenue and earnings than iShares Gold Trust.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.6% of iShares Gold Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Sberbank of Russia shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for iShares Gold Trust and Sberbank of Russia, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iShares Gold Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Sberbank of Russia	0	0	1	0	3.00

Profitability

This table compares iShares Gold Trust and Sberbank of Russia's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	21.82%	21.82%
Sberbank of Russia	29.30%	16.33%	2.37%

Summary

Sberbank of Russia beats iShares Gold Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

iShares Gold Trust vs. U.S. Bancorp Stock

U.S. Bancorp (NYSE:USB) and iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. Bancorp and iShares Gold Trust's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Bancorp	18.68%	10.99%	0.96%
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	21.82%	21.82%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

71.7% of U.S. Bancorp shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of iShares Gold Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of U.S. Bancorp shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares U.S. Bancorp and iShares Gold Trust's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Bancorp	$27.33 billion	3.35	$6.91 billion	$4.34	14.05
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	N/A	$2.28 billion	N/A	N/A

U.S. Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than iShares Gold Trust.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for U.S. Bancorp and iShares Gold Trust, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Bancorp	0	5	11	0	2.69
iShares Gold Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A

U.S. Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $57.9667, suggesting a potential downside of 4.46%. Given U.S. Bancorp's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. Bancorp is more favorable than iShares Gold Trust.

Volatility and Risk

U.S. Bancorp has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iShares Gold Trust has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

U.S. Bancorp beats iShares Gold Trust on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

iShares Gold Trust vs. Cigna Stock

iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) and Cigna (NYSE:CI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

This table compares iShares Gold Trust and Cigna's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	21.82%	21.82%
Cigna	3.38%	15.39%	4.54%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares iShares Gold Trust and Cigna's top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	N/A	$2.28 billion	N/A	N/A
Cigna	$153.57 billion	0.58	$5.10 billion	$17.05	15.03

Cigna has higher revenue and earnings than iShares Gold Trust.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.6% of iShares Gold Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.1% of Cigna shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Cigna shares are owned by 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for iShares Gold Trust and Cigna, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iShares Gold Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
Cigna	0	1	10	1	3.00

Cigna has a consensus price target of $266.9286, indicating a potential upside of 4.45%. Given Cigna's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cigna is more favorable than iShares Gold Trust.

Volatility and Risk

iShares Gold Trust has a beta of 0.03, indicating that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cigna has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Cigna beats iShares Gold Trust on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

iShares Gold Trust vs. iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF Stock

iShares Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:IAU) and iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:AGG) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares iShares Gold Trust and iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	21.82%	21.82%
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for iShares Gold Trust and iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
iShares Gold Trust	0	0	0	0	N/A
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	0	0	0	0	N/A

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares iShares Gold Trust and iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF's top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
iShares Gold Trust	N/A	N/A	$2.28 billion	N/A	N/A
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

53.6% of iShares Gold Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.3% of iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

iShares Gold Trust beats iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF on 2 of the 3 factors compared between the two stocks.