Vox Royalty (VOXR) Competitors

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

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

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VOXR or IAUX more profitable?

Vox Royalty has a net margin of -16.30% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Vox Royalty's return on equity of -4.05% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vox Royalty	-16.30%	-4.05%	-3.40%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Do analysts prefer VOXR or IAUX?

i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $1.50, suggesting a potential upside of 136.93%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Vox Royalty.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vox Royalty	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)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.83

Does the media favor VOXR or IAUX?

In the previous week, Vox Royalty had 2 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Vox Royalty and 2 mentions for i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Vox Royalty's score of 0.00 indicating that i-80 Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vox Royalty	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
i-80 Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, VOXR or IAUX?

Vox Royalty has a beta of 0.32, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, VOXR or IAUX?

Vox Royalty has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold. Vox Royalty is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than i-80 Gold, 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
Vox Royalty	$11.05M	15.02	-$1.65M	-$0.04	-81.75
i-80 Gold	$55.97M	8.91	-$65.20M	-$0.34	-1.86

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Vox Royalty on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.