Platinum Group Metals (PLG) Competitors

i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) and Platinum Group Metals (NYSE:PLG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking.

Does the media favor IAUX or PLG?

In the previous week, i-80 Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Platinum Group Metals. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for i-80 Gold and 4 mentions for Platinum Group Metals. Platinum Group Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat i-80 Gold's score of 0.36 indicating that Platinum Group Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
i-80 Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Platinum Group Metals	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IAUX or PLG?

Platinum Group Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than i-80 Gold. Platinum Group Metals 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
i-80 Gold	$50.34M	5.40	-$65.20M	-$0.29	-2.11
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	N/A	-$4.61M	-$0.05	-26.20

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IAUX or PLG?

i-80 Gold received 2 more outperform votes than Platinum Group Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 28.57% of users gave i-80 Gold an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Platinum Group Metals an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
i-80 Gold	Outperform Votes 2 28.57%	Underperform Votes 5 71.43%
Platinum Group Metals	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 8 100.00%

Is IAUX or PLG more profitable?

Platinum Group Metals has a net margin of 0.00% compared to i-80 Gold's net margin of -231.43%. Platinum Group Metals' return on equity of -10.13% beat i-80 Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	-10.13%	-9.69%

Do analysts rate IAUX or PLG?

i-80 Gold currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 470.96%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Platinum Group Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
Platinum Group Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, IAUX or PLG?

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.26, suggesting that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Platinum Group Metals has a beta of 1.66, suggesting that its share price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.3% of Platinum Group Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Platinum Group Metals shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Platinum Group Metals on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.