NG vs. IMG, AG, EQX, NVA, SKE, PPTA, NDM, 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), Equinox Gold (EQX), NuVista Energy (NVA), Skeena Resources (SKE), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability.
In the previous week, NovaGold Resources had 16 more articles in the media than IAMGOLD. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for NovaGold Resources and 3 mentions for IAMGOLD. IAMGOLD's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat NovaGold Resources' score of 0.27 indicating that IAMGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the media.
64.8% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of NovaGold Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of NovaGold Resources shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
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, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NovaGold Resources has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.
IAMGOLD presently has a consensus target price of C$10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 6.67%. NovaGold Resources has a consensus target price of C$7.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.64%. Given NovaGold Resources' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe NovaGold Resources is more favorable than IAMGOLD.
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.
IAMGOLD received 359 more outperform votes than NovaGold Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.40% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote while only 16.67% of users gave NovaGold Resources an outperform vote.
Summary
IAMGOLD beats NovaGold Resources on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:NG) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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