NG vs. IAG, EQX, OR, IMG, YRI, AG, PPTA, NVA, SKE, and VZLA
Should you be buying NovaGold Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NovaGold Resources include iA Financial (IAG), Equinox Gold (EQX), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IMG), Yamana Gold (YRI), First Majestic Silver (AG), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), NuVista Energy (NVA), Skeena Resources (SKE), and Vizsla Silver (VZLA). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
NovaGold Resources vs. Its Competitors
iA Financial (TSE:IAG) and NovaGold Resources (TSE:NG) are both precious metals companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
iA Financial currently has a consensus target price of C$145.88, indicating a potential downside of 2.22%. Given iA Financial's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe iA Financial is more favorable than NovaGold Resources.
35.8% of iA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.2% of NovaGold Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of iA Financial shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of NovaGold Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
iA Financial has a net margin of 6.85% compared to NovaGold Resources' net margin of 0.00%. NovaGold Resources' return on equity of 141.66% beat iA Financial's return on equity.
In the previous week, NovaGold Resources had 1 more articles in the media than iA Financial. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NovaGold Resources and 2 mentions for iA Financial. NovaGold Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat iA Financial's score of -0.09 indicating that NovaGold Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
iA Financial has a beta of 0.851904, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NovaGold Resources has a beta of 1.279658, suggesting that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.
iA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than NovaGold Resources. NovaGold Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iA Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
iA Financial beats NovaGold Resources on 10 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
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This page (TSE:NG) was last updated on 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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