Reviewing Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) & US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU)

Orosur Mining (OTCMKTS:OROXF) and US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability and risk.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.6% of US Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of US Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Volatility & Risk

Orosur Mining has a beta of 6.53, indicating that its stock price is 553% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Gold has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Orosur Mining and US Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orosur Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
US Gold	0	0	3	0	3.00

US Gold has a consensus target price of $14.67, suggesting a potential upside of 17.62%. Given US Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe US Gold is more favorable than Orosur Mining.

Profitability

This table compares Orosur Mining and US Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orosur Mining	N/A	N/A	-64.17%
US Gold	N/A	-96.02%	-57.53%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Orosur Mining and US Gold”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orosur Mining	N/A	N/A	-$3.38 million	N/A	N/A
US Gold	N/A	N/A	-$20.56 million	($1.78)	-7.01

Summary

US Gold beats Orosur Mining on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Orosur Mining

Orosur Mining Inc. engages in identifying and advancing mineral projects in South America. Its flagship project is the Anzá gold project located in the Middle Cauca Belt in northern Colombia. The company was formerly known as Uruguay Mineral Exploration Inc. and changed its name to Orosur Mining Inc. in January 2010. Orosur Mining Inc. was incorporated in 1996 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

About US 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.