Hycroft Mining (HYMC) Competitors

Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Do analysts prefer HYMC or IAUX?

i-80 Gold has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 470.96%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hycroft Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Which has more volatility and risk, HYMC or IAUX?

Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.1, suggesting that its stock price is 110% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in HYMC or IAUX?

7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Hycroft Mining shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor HYMC or IAUX?

In the previous week, i-80 Gold had 6 more articles in the media than Hycroft Mining. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for i-80 Gold and 1 mentions for Hycroft Mining. Hycroft Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat i-80 Gold's score of 0.21 indicating that Hycroft Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hycroft Mining	Positive
i-80 Gold	Neutral

Is HYMC or IAUX more profitable?

Hycroft Mining has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. i-80 Gold's return on equity of -21.18% beat Hycroft Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-1,270.82%	-36.23%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HYMC or IAUX?

Hycroft Mining received 4 more outperform votes than i-80 Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 54.55% of users gave Hycroft Mining an outperform vote while only 28.57% of users gave i-80 Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hycroft Mining	Outperform Votes 6 54.55%	Underperform Votes 5 45.45%
i-80 Gold	Outperform Votes 2 28.57%	Underperform Votes 5 71.43%

Which has better valuation & earnings, HYMC or IAUX?

Hycroft Mining has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hycroft Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hycroft Mining	$33.23M	2.59	-$55.02M	-$2.66	-1.30
i-80 Gold	$50.34M	5.40	-$65.20M	-$0.29	-2.11

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Hycroft Mining on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.