Head to Head Review: B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) vs. U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO)

U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.66, indicating that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for U.S. GoldMining and B2Gold, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. GoldMining	0	0	1	0	3.00
B2Gold	1	5	1	0	2.00

U.S. GoldMining presently has a consensus target price of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 170.96%. B2Gold has a consensus target price of $4.02, suggesting a potential upside of 35.70%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than B2Gold.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and B2Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A
B2Gold	$1.90 billion	2.05	$10.10 million	($0.48)	-6.17

B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. GoldMining.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and B2Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-71.04%	-65.02%
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%

Institutional and Insider Ownership

0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of U.S. GoldMining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 B2Gold

B2Gold Corp. operates as a gold producer company. It operates the Fekola Mine in Mali, the Masbate Mine in the Philippines, and the Otjikoto Mine in Namibia. The company also has an 100% interest in the Gramalote gold project in Colombia; 24% interest in the Calibre Mining Corp.; and approximately 19% interest in BeMetals Corp. In addition, it has a portfolio of other evaluation and exploration assets in Mali and Finland. The company was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.