U.S. GoldMining (USGO) and The Competition Critical Analysis

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

Insider and Institutional 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and its competitors’ 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%

Earnings & Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-$8.48 million	-12.14
U.S. GoldMining Competitors	$2.68 billion	$498.10 million	-6.19

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

Volatility and 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 competitors have a beta of -0.97, indicating that their average share price is 197% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for U.S. GoldMining and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	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	2135	2561	117	2.46

U.S. GoldMining presently has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 207.42%. As a group, “MINING – GOLD” companies have a potential upside of 11.51%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than its competitors.

Summary

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

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.