Loncor Gold (OTCMKTS:LONCF) vs. i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) Head-To-Head Review

Loncor Gold (OTCMKTS:LONCF) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Loncor Gold and i-80 Gold”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Loncor Gold	N/A	N/A	-$4.16 million	($0.03)	-12.68
i-80 Gold	$55.97 million	10.11	-$65.20 million	($0.34)	-2.11

Loncor Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold. Loncor Gold 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.

Risk & Volatility

Loncor Gold has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Loncor Gold and i-80 Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Loncor Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00
i-80 Gold	0	2	3	1	2.83

i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $2.17, indicating a potential upside of 201.64%. Given i-80 Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Loncor Gold.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.1% of Loncor Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Loncor Gold and i-80 Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Loncor Gold	N/A	-23.02%	-19.11%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Loncor Gold on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Loncor Gold

Loncor Gold Inc., a gold exploration company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of precious metal projects in the Ngayu greenstone belt in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Canada. It explores for gold and platinum deposits. The company holds 84.68% interest in the Adumbi project, which consist of two mining licenses covering an area of 361 square kilometers located within the Archaean Ngayu Greenstone Belt in the Ituri and Haut Uele provinces in northeastern Congo. It also holds 100% interest in the Isiro properties that consist of 11 exploration permits covering an area of 1,884 square kilometers situated in the province of Haut Uele, northeastern Congo. In addition, Loncor Gold Inc. owns interest in North Kivu, Ngayu, Devon, Navarro, and Yindi projects. The company was formerly known as Loncor Resources Inc. and changed its name to Loncor Gold Inc. in June 2021. Loncor Gold Inc. was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

About i-80 Gold

i-80 Gold Corp. is a mining company, engages in the exploration, development and production of gold and silver mineral deposits principally in the United States. i-80 Gold Corp. is based in Reno, Nevada.