U.S. GoldMining (USGO) and Its Competitors Financial Analysis

U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) is one of 51 public companies in the “MINING – GOLD” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare U.S. GoldMining to similar businesses based on the strength of its profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-154.22%	-134.61%
U.S. GoldMining Competitors	-64.06%	9.90%	7.00%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for U.S. GoldMining and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. GoldMining	0	0	1	0	3.00
U.S. GoldMining Competitors	382	2132	2548	116	2.46

U.S. GoldMining currently has a consensus price target of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 169.31%. As a group, “MINING – GOLD” companies have a potential upside of 5.19%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and its peers revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-$8.48 million	-13.86
U.S. GoldMining Competitors	$2.71 billion	$498.10 million	-8.91

U.S. GoldMining’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than U.S. GoldMining. U.S. GoldMining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Volatility & Risk

U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.15, indicating that its share price is 115% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. GoldMining’s peers have a beta of -0.97, indicating that their average share price is 197% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.4% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

U.S. GoldMining peers beat U.S. GoldMining on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

U.S. GoldMining Company Profile

U.S. GoldMining Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in the United States. The company's primary asset is the 100%-owned Whistler exploration property, a gold-copper exploration project comprising mining claims totaling 53,700 acres located in Yentna Mining District, Alaska. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. U.S. GoldMining Inc. operates as a subsidiary of GoldMining Inc.