Comparing American International Ventures (OTCMKTS:AIVN) and U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO)

American International Ventures (OTCMKTS:AIVN) and U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for American International Ventures and U.S. GoldMining, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American International Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
U.S. GoldMining	0	0	1	0	3.00

U.S. GoldMining has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 161.60%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than American International Ventures.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares American International Ventures and U.S. GoldMining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American International Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-71.04%	-65.02%

Volatility and Risk

American International Ventures has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.87, meaning that its share price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American International Ventures and U.S. GoldMining”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
American International Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A

Summary

U.S. GoldMining beats American International Ventures on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About American International Ventures

American International Ventures, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and extraction of precious metals, gold, and silver properties located in the Baja California, Mexico. Its flagship mining property is the Mother Lode property located in Baja California, Mexico. The company was formerly known as American Global Enterprises, Inc. and it changed its name to American International Ventures, Inc. in December 2000. American International Ventures, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Lithia, Florida.

About U.S. GoldMining

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.