NG vs. IMG, AG, NVA, EQX, SKE, NDM, PPTA, SVM, NSR, and FVL
Should you be buying NovaGold Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NovaGold Resources include IAMGOLD (IMG), First Majestic Silver (AG), NuVista Energy (NVA), Equinox Gold (EQX), Skeena Resources (SKE), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), Nomad Royalty (NSR), and Freegold Ventures (FVL). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
NovaGold Resources vs. Its Competitors
IAMGOLD (TSE:IMG) 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 profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, IAMGOLD had 8 more articles in the media than NovaGold Resources. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for IAMGOLD and 0 mentions for NovaGold Resources. IAMGOLD's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat NovaGold Resources' score of 0.72 indicating that IAMGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the media.
IAMGOLD has a net margin of 49.57% compared to NovaGold Resources' net margin of 0.00%. NovaGold Resources' return on equity of 141.66% beat IAMGOLD's return on equity.
IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NovaGold Resources has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
IAMGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than NovaGold Resources. NovaGold Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IAMGOLD, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
64.8% of IAMGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of NovaGold Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of IAMGOLD shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of NovaGold Resources shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
IAMGOLD presently has a consensus target price of C$11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.37%. NovaGold Resources has a consensus target price of C$7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 12.90%. Given NovaGold Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NovaGold Resources is more favorable than IAMGOLD.
Summary
IAMGOLD beats NovaGold Resources on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (TSE:NG) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
