Head-To-Head Review: U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) versus Lundin Mining (OTC:LUNMF)

U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and Lundin Mining (OTC:LUNMF) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

6.6% of U.S. Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Lundin Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 9.8% of U.S. Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Lundin Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk & Volatility

U.S. Gold has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Mining has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings for U.S. Gold and Lundin Mining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Gold	0	0	2	1	3.33
Lundin Mining	0	1	0	0	2.00

U.S. Gold currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 35.14%. Given U.S. Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. Gold is more favorable than Lundin Mining.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Gold	N/A	-59.61%	-42.24%
Lundin Mining	-5.15%	5.27%	3.05%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares U.S. Gold and Lundin Mining”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Gold	N/A	N/A	-$6.90 million	($1.00)	-8.51
Lundin Mining	$3.42 billion	2.11	$241.56 million	($0.26)	-32.00

Lundin Mining has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Gold. Lundin Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

U.S. Gold beats Lundin Mining on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About U.S. 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.

About Lundin Mining

LUNDIN MINING CORPORATION is a rapidly growing, diversified base metals mining company with operations in Portugal, Spain, Sweden and Ireland. The Company currently has six mines in operation producing copper, nickel, lead and zinc. In addition, Lundin Mining holds a development project pipeline which includes the world class Tenke Fungurume copper cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo and the Ozernoe zinc project in Russia. The Company holds an extensive exploration portfolio and interests in international mining and exploration ventures.