Critical Survey: i-80 Gold (IAUX) vs. Its Peers

i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) is one of 114 public companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare i-80 Gold to similar companies based on the strength of its risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.5% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.3% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%
i-80 Gold Competitors	-59.17%	4.75%	3.73%

Risk and Volatility

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold’s competitors have a beta of 0.95, meaning that their average stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for i-80 Gold and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0	3	0	1	2.50
i-80 Gold Competitors	1165	3713	4530	131	2.38

i-80 Gold presently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 517.94%. As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 29.34%. Given i-80 Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares i-80 Gold and its competitors revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
i-80 Gold	$54.91 million	-$65.20 million	-1.57
i-80 Gold Competitors	$1.56 billion	-$71.11 million	-19.68

i-80 Gold’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Summary

i-80 Gold beats its competitors on 7 of the 13 factors compared.

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.