U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) vs. Energy (OTCMKTS:MOCI) Critical Contrast

Energy (OTCMKTS:MOCI) and U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Energy and U.S. Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Energy	0	0	0	0	0.00
U.S. Gold	0	0	2	1	3.33

U.S. Gold has a consensus target price of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 17.47%. Given U.S. Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. Gold is more favorable than Energy.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Energy and U.S. Gold”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
U.S. Gold	N/A	N/A	-$6.90 million	($1.36)	-7.20

Risk and Volatility

Energy has a beta of -1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 245% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Gold has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

6.6% of U.S. Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of U.S. Gold shares 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.

Profitability

This table compares Energy and U.S. Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Energy	N/A	N/A	N/A
U.S. Gold	N/A	-59.61%	-42.24%

Summary

U.S. Gold beats Energy on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Energy

Energy Holdings, Inc. intends to provide photovoltaic (PV) solar and energy storage solutions. It focuses on providing services related to sustainable clean energy products that include design, project development, sales and lease, engineering, procurement, manufacture, assembly and construction services, energy system incentives, and operations and maintenance services. The company was formerly known as Modern Cinema Group, Inc. and changed its name to Energy Holdings, Inc. in February 2022. Energy Holdings, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.

About U.S. Gold

U.S. Gold Corp. engages in the exploration and development of gold and precious metals in the United States. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company holds 100% interests in the CK Gold project, which consists of various mining leases and other mineral rights covering approximately 1,120 acres in Laramie County, Wyoming; the Keystone project that consists of 601 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 20 square miles in Eureka County, Nevada; and the Challis Gold project, which consists of 77 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 1,710 acres in Lemhi County, Idaho. It also has earn-in agreement to acquire a 50% ownership interest in the Maggie Creek project located in Eureka County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Dataram Corporation and changed its name to U.S. Gold Corp. in June 2017. U.S. Gold Corp. is based in Elko, Nevada.