i-80 Gold (IAUX) vs. The Competition Critical Analysis

i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) is one of 113 publicly-traded companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare i-80 Gold to related businesses based on the strength of its institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and risk.

Profitability

This table compares i-80 Gold and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%
i-80 Gold Competitors	-59.27%	4.68%	3.68%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for i-80 Gold and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0	4	0	0	2.00
i-80 Gold Competitors	1158	3696	4515	128	2.38

i-80 Gold currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 529.27%. As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 37.79%. Given i-80 Gold’s higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares i-80 Gold and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
i-80 Gold	$52.94 million	-$65.20 million	-1.55
i-80 Gold Competitors	$4.72 billion	-$71.11 million	-17.71

i-80 Gold’s peers have higher revenue, but lower earnings than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by institutional investors. 7.1% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk and Volatility

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold’s peers have a beta of 0.95, suggesting that their average share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

i-80 Gold peers beat i-80 Gold on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

i-80 Gold Company Profile

i-80 Gold Corp. is a mining company, engages in the exploration, development and production of gold and silver mineral deposits principally in the United States. i-80 Gold Corp. is based in Reno, Nevada.