i-80 Gold (IAU) Competitors

i-80 Gold (TSE:IAU) and NovaGold Resources (TSE:NG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility and risk, IAU or NG?

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.486438, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NovaGold Resources has a beta of 1.279658, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IAU or NG more profitable?

NovaGold Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. NovaGold Resources' return on equity of 141.66% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-27.76%	-6.00%
NovaGold Resources	N/A	141.66%	-12.05%

Do analysts prefer IAU or NG?

i-80 Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$1.88, indicating a potential upside of 47.64%. NovaGold Resources has a consensus target price of C$10.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.20%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than NovaGold Resources.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
NovaGold Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in IAU or NG?

7.8% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.3% of NovaGold Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of NovaGold Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer IAU or NG?

In the previous week, NovaGold Resources had 8 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for NovaGold Resources and 2 mentions for i-80 Gold. NovaGold Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat i-80 Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that NovaGold Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, IAU or NG?

NovaGold Resources has lower revenue, but higher earnings than i-80 Gold. NovaGold 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
i-80 Gold	C$76.62M	13.53	-C$101.90M	-C$0.30	-4.23
NovaGold Resources	N/A	N/A	-C$32.52M	-C$0.26	-38.54

Summary

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