Analyzing i-80 Gold (IAUX) and The Competition

i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) is one of 114 public companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it compare to its competitors? We will compare i-80 Gold to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Profitability

This table compares i-80 Gold and its competitors’ 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%

Risk and Volatility

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings for i-80 Gold and its competitors, 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	1160	3698	4521	130	2.38

i-80 Gold currently has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 534.17%. As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 34.18%. Given i-80 Gold’s higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than its competitors.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.9% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned by institutional investors. 7.1% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are owned 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.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares i-80 Gold and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
i-80 Gold	$52.94 million	-$65.20 million	-1.53
i-80 Gold Competitors	$4.72 billion	-$71.11 million	-17.87

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

Summary

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

About i-80 Gold

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.