IAUX vs. FSM, SKE, PPTA, DRD, SA, EXK, CGAU, VZLA, TGB, and GROY
Should you be buying i-80 Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of i-80 Gold include Fortuna Mining (FSM), Skeena Resources (SKE), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), DRDGOLD (DRD), Seabridge Gold (SA), Endeavour Silver (EXK), Centerra Gold (CGAU), Vizsla Silver (VZLA), Taseko Mines (TGB), and Gold Royalty (GROY). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
i-80 Gold vs. Its Competitors
Fortuna Mining (NYSE:FSM) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.
Fortuna Mining presently has a consensus price target of $8.00, indicating a potential downside of 4.36%. i-80 Gold has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 60.58%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Fortuna Mining.
In the previous week, Fortuna Mining had 2 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Fortuna Mining and 7 mentions for i-80 Gold. Fortuna Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat i-80 Gold's score of 0.28 indicating that Fortuna Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Fortuna Mining has higher revenue and earnings than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fortuna Mining, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Fortuna Mining has a net margin of 14.36% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Fortuna Mining's return on equity of 12.74% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.
33.8% of Fortuna Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Fortuna Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Fortuna Mining has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Fortuna Mining beats i-80 Gold on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NYSE:IAUX) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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