Reviewing U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) and US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU)

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

Risk & Volatility

U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.21, suggesting that its stock price is 121% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, US Gold has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for U.S. GoldMining and US Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. GoldMining	1	0	1	0	2.00
US Gold	1	1	2	0	2.25

U.S. GoldMining presently has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 67.40%. US Gold has a consensus target price of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 18.36%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than US Gold.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	-$8.48 million	($0.53)	-29.87
US Gold	N/A	N/A	-$20.56 million	($1.64)	-13.78

U.S. GoldMining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than US Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-175.80%	-145.28%
US Gold	N/A	-73.41%	-55.36%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of US Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of US Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

US Gold beats U.S. GoldMining on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.