U.S. Gold (USAU) Competitors $8.51 -0.40 (-4.49%) Closing price 02/21/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.53 +0.02 (+0.24%) As of 02/21/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends USAU vs. LAR, LAAC, DC, NMG, WRN, ASM, LGO, NB, ABAT, and SNDShould you be buying U.S. Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of U.S. Gold include Lithium Argentina (LAR), Lithium Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Dakota Gold (DC), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Largo (LGO), NioCorp Developments (NB), American Battery Technology (ABAT), and Smart Sand (SND). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. U.S. Gold vs. Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) Dakota Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite Western Copper & Gold Avino Silver & Gold Mines Largo NioCorp Developments American Battery Technology Smart Sand Lithium Argentina (NYSE:LAR) and U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability. Which has higher valuation and earnings, LAR or USAU? U.S. Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithium Argentina, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLithium ArgentinaN/AN/A$1.29B$7.790.31U.S. GoldN/AN/A-$6.90M-$1.00-8.51 Is LAR or USAU more profitable? Lithium Argentina's return on equity of -1.37% beat U.S. Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lithium ArgentinaN/A -1.37% -1.08% U.S. Gold N/A -59.61%-42.24% Which has more volatility & risk, LAR or USAU? Lithium Argentina has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. Gold has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LAR or USAU? U.S. Gold received 204 more outperform votes than Lithium Argentina when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLithium ArgentinaN/AN/AU.S. GoldOutperform Votes20470.34% Underperform Votes8629.66% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LAR or USAU? 49.2% of Lithium Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.8% of Lithium Argentina shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate LAR or USAU? U.S. Gold 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 possible upside, analysts clearly believe U.S. Gold is more favorable than Lithium Argentina.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Lithium Argentina 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00U.S. Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33 Does the media refer more to LAR or USAU? In the previous week, U.S. Gold had 7 more articles in the media than Lithium Argentina. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for U.S. Gold and 0 mentions for Lithium Argentina. U.S. Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Lithium Argentina's score of 0.23 indicating that U.S. Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lithium Argentina Neutral U.S. Gold Positive SummaryU.S. Gold beats Lithium Argentina on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get U.S. Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for USAU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart USAU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricU.S. GoldMetal mining IndustryMaterials SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$104.84M$7.21B$3.12B$8.98BDividend YieldN/A3.93%5.15%3.85%P/E Ratio-8.518.67104.0618.82Price / SalesN/A59.1925,886,820,843,820,000.0080.76Price / CashN/A21.4724.3737.47Price / Book4.553.464.934.64Net Income-$6.90M$605.28M$152.38M$245.69M7 Day Performance-5.02%-3.30%-0.86%-2.63%1 Month Performance23.51%1.17%2.03%-2.37%1 Year Performance145.95%29.53%32.57%13.65% U.S. Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUU.S. Gold3 of 5 stars$8.51-4.5%$11.50+35.1%+146.0%$109.80MN/A-8.514LARLithium ArgentinaN/A$2.51+0.4%N/AN/A$406.44MN/A0.32850LAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.3136 of 5 stars$2.50-1.6%$7.19+187.5%-37.2%$404.83MN/A0.3260Positive NewsDCDakota Gold1.5395 of 5 stars$3.12+1.3%$7.50+140.4%+67.7%$294.62MN/A-7.6120NMGNouveau Monde Graphite3.4726 of 5 stars$2.04-3.1%$3.00+47.4%-36.6%$229.10MN/A-3.18122WRNWestern Copper & Gold3.2845 of 5 stars$1.15+5.5%$4.25+269.6%N/A$228.15MN/A-57.508Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines3.1111 of 5 stars$1.37+2.2%$1.97+43.6%+198.0%$192.55M$43.89M68.5334Positive NewsLGOLargo2.4607 of 5 stars$2.09-2.8%$4.20+101.0%-8.8%$133.99M$198.68M-2.611,240NBNioCorp Developments2.1852 of 5 stars$2.62+4.4%$3.63+38.4%-9.0%$122.07MN/A-3.088Gap UpABATAmerican Battery Technology2.2667 of 5 stars$1.28-2.3%$6.00+368.8%-48.2%$104.31M$340,000.00-1.3154Earnings ReportPositive NewsSNDSmart Sand3.2332 of 5 stars$2.40+7.1%$2.63+9.4%+16.3%$103.01M$295.97M-17.14330News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Argentina Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Largo Competitors NioCorp Developments Competitors American Battery Technology Competitors Smart Sand Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:USAU) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSecret financial plot unfolding in Washington DC… [DEVELOPING]What stocks are next up to soar in 2025? 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