U.S. Gold (USAU) Competitors $9.76 -0.19 (-1.86%) As of 09:49 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USAU vs. LAR, LAAC, LZM, DC, EU, ASM, WRN, NMG, CRML, and THMShould 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), Lifezone Metals (LZM), Dakota Gold (DC), enCore Energy (EU), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Western Copper & Gold (WRN), Nouveau Monde Graphite (NMG), Critical Metals (CRML), and International Tower Hill Mines (THM). These companies are all part of the "non-metallic and industrial metal mining" industry. U.S. Gold vs. Lithium Argentina Lithium Americas (Argentina) Lifezone Metals Dakota Gold enCore Energy Avino Silver & Gold Mines Western Copper & Gold Nouveau Monde Graphite Critical Metals International Tower Hill Mines U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and Lithium Argentina (NYSE:LAR) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings. Do analysts recommend USAU or LAR? U.S. Gold currently has a consensus price target of $11.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.58%. Lithium Argentina has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 52.84%. Given Lithium Argentina's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lithium Argentina is more favorable than U.S. Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score U.S. Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.33Lithium Argentina 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer USAU or LAR? In the previous week, Lithium Argentina had 24 more articles in the media than U.S. Gold. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Lithium Argentina and 2 mentions for U.S. Gold. U.S. Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Lithium Argentina's score of -0.32 indicating that U.S. Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment U.S. Gold 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lithium Argentina 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has preferable valuation and earnings, USAU or LAR? Lithium Argentina 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioU.S. GoldN/AN/A-$6.90M-$1.36-7.32Lithium ArgentinaN/AN/A$1.29B-$0.09-25.44 Which has more volatility and risk, USAU or LAR? U.S. Gold has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Argentina has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is USAU or LAR 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 U.S. GoldN/A -59.61% -42.24% Lithium Argentina N/A -1.37%-1.08% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of USAU or LAR? 6.6% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Argentina shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.1% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Argentina shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in USAU or LAR? U.S. Gold received 203 more outperform votes than Lithium Argentina when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.34% of users gave U.S. Gold an outperform vote while only 50.00% of users gave Lithium Argentina an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformU.S. GoldOutperform Votes20470.34% Underperform Votes8629.66% Lithium ArgentinaOutperform Votes150.00% Underperform Votes150.00% SummaryLithium Argentina beats U.S. Gold on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$124.24M$7.25B$3.14B$8.30BDividend YieldN/A3.44%5.14%4.02%P/E Ratio-9.9511.6382.9919.25Price / SalesN/A61.1125,591,212,775,397,000.0094.32Price / CashN/A21.4824.3234.64Price / Book5.323.575.104.46Net Income-$6.90M$605.28M$153.88M$247.07M7 Day Performance-3.40%-0.17%0.39%0.14%1 Month Performance19.30%5.95%5.34%-4.39%1 Year Performance177.93%22.32%30.50%4.85% U.S. Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUU.S. Gold1.6679 of 5 stars$9.77-1.9%$11.50+17.8%+174.1%$121.93MN/A-9.774LARLithium Argentina2.8892 of 5 stars$2.30+3.1%N/AN/A$372.44MN/A0.30850Analyst RevisionNews CoverageLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)2.9237 of 5 stars$2.23+2.3%$7.19+222.3%-53.1%$361.11MN/A0.2960LZMLifezone Metals1.4773 of 5 stars$4.60+1.5%$12.50+171.7%-43.3%$360.04M$1.02M0.0084Positive NewsGap UpDCDakota Gold1.6272 of 5 stars$3.08-3.1%$7.50+143.5%+24.3%$290.84MN/A-7.5120EUenCore Energy2.3265 of 5 stars$1.54+6.2%$6.50+322.1%-64.0%$286.84M$58.33M-5.50N/AOptions VolumeASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.4751 of 5 stars$1.90+8.6%$2.07+8.8%+216.8%$267.65M$66.18M95.0534High Trading VolumeWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.8182 of 5 stars$1.07+2.9%$4.25+299.1%N/A$211.33MN/A-53.258Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageNMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.7184 of 5 stars$1.59+6.0%$3.00+88.7%-23.9%$179.00MN/A-2.48122News CoverageCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$1.84-7.1%N/A-89.3%$149.03MN/A0.004High Trading VolumeTHMInternational Tower Hill MinesN/A$0.66-0.4%N/AN/A$137.62MN/A-33.103Gap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Argentina Competitors Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Lifezone Metals Competitors Dakota Gold Competitors enCore Energy Competitors Avino Silver & Gold Mines Competitors Western Copper & Gold Competitors Nouveau Monde Graphite Competitors Critical Metals Competitors International Tower Hill Mines Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:USAU) was last updated on 3/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDOGE could send 6 AI stocks through the roofStay alert for Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency's next move … Expect an announcement f...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredTrump’s Secret WeaponHave you looked at the stock market recently? 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