U.S. Gold (USAU) Competitors $10.40 +0.41 (+4.10%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock USAU vs. LAAC, LAR, 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 Americas (Argentina) (LAAC), Lithium Argentina (LAR), 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 Americas (Argentina) Lithium 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 Americas (Argentina) (NYSE:LAAC) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the media refer more to USAU or LAAC? In the previous week, Lithium Americas (Argentina) had 1 more articles in the media than U.S. Gold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Lithium Americas (Argentina) and 3 mentions for U.S. Gold. Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat U.S. Gold's score of 0.67 indicating that Lithium Americas (Argentina) is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment U.S. Gold 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Lithium Americas (Argentina) 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer USAU or LAAC? U.S. Gold currently has a consensus target price of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.58%. Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a consensus target price of $7.42, suggesting a potential upside of 260.03%. Given Lithium Americas (Argentina)'s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Lithium Americas (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 Americas (Argentina) 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in USAU or LAAC? U.S. Gold received 194 more outperform votes than Lithium Americas (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 Americas (Argentina) an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformU.S. GoldOutperform Votes20470.34% Underperform Votes8629.66% Lithium Americas (Argentina)Outperform Votes1050.00% Underperform Votes1050.00% Which has better valuation & earnings, USAU or LAAC? U.S. Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lithium Americas (Argentina), 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-$1.36-7.65Lithium Americas (Argentina)N/AN/A$1.29B$7.790.26 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of USAU or LAAC? 6.6% of U.S. Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.2% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of U.S. Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.8% of Lithium Americas (Argentina) shares are held 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. Which has more risk and volatility, USAU or LAAC? U.S. Gold has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lithium Americas (Argentina) has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is USAU or LAAC more profitable? Lithium Americas (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 Americas (Argentina) N/A -1.37%-1.08% SummaryLithium Americas (Argentina) beats U.S. Gold on 11 of the 15 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$129.85M$6.32B$2.97B$7.35BDividend YieldN/A3.84%5.23%4.32%P/E Ratio-10.4010.8776.8717.68Price / SalesN/A58.3722,994,579,948,144,800.0092.89Price / CashN/A21.4824.3234.64Price / Book5.564.605.313.94Net Income-$6.90M$597.31M$154.96M$247.45M7 Day Performance21.21%9.61%6.26%0.48%1 Month Performance15.68%2.18%3.28%-7.08%1 Year Performance166.67%6.06%16.60%-0.35% U.S. Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)USAUU.S. Gold2.1334 of 5 stars$10.40+4.1%$11.50+10.6%+153.6%$129.85MN/A-10.404Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeLAACLithium Americas (Argentina)3.3231 of 5 stars$1.91-5.9%$7.42+288.3%-59.0%$309.29MN/A0.25850LARLithium Argentina2.7654 of 5 stars$1.86-2.6%$3.50+88.2%N/A$301.13MN/A0.24850LZMLifezone Metals1.2951 of 5 stars$3.44-4.7%$14.00+307.0%-60.6%$269.25M$1.02M0.0084News CoverageGap DownDCDakota Gold1.9682 of 5 stars$2.51+1.2%$7.50+198.8%+9.4%$249.69MN/A-6.1220Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeEUenCore Energy2.182 of 5 stars$1.19+2.6%$4.38+267.6%-69.4%$221.80M$58.33M-4.25N/AGap DownASMAvino Silver & Gold Mines1.0318 of 5 stars$1.48+1.4%$2.07+39.6%+162.0%$209.66M$66.18M74.0434News CoverageGap UpWRNWestern Copper & Gold1.7543 of 5 stars$0.94-3.1%$4.25+352.1%N/A$188.02MN/A-47.018Analyst RevisionNews CoverageNMGNouveau Monde Graphite2.5471 of 5 stars$1.39+0.4%$2.58+85.9%-21.1%$155.92MN/A-2.16122Gap DownCRMLCritical MetalsN/A$1.63+10.1%N/A-78.5%$132.02MN/A0.004Short Interest ↑High Trading VolumeTHMInternational Tower Hill MinesN/A$0.48-0.9%N/AN/A$98.93MN/A-23.803Analyst ForecastGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lithium Americas (Argentina) Competitors Lithium 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto’s crashing…but we’re still profitingMost traders are panicking right now. 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