Platinum Group Metals (PLG) Competitors

Platinum Group Metals (NYSE:PLG) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) 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 dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Is PLG or IAUX 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
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	-10.13%	-9.69%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Do analysts prefer PLG or IAUX?

i-80 Gold has a consensus price target of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 142.72%. Given i-80 Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Platinum Group Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Platinum Group Metals	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 prefer PLG or IAUX?

In the previous week, Platinum Group Metals had 1 more articles in the media than i-80 Gold. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Platinum Group Metals and 1 mentions for i-80 Gold. Platinum Group Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat i-80 Gold's score of -0.24 indicating that Platinum Group Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PLG or IAUX?

Platinum Group Metals has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Platinum Group Metals	N/A	N/A	-$4.61M	-$0.04	-45.50
i-80 Gold	$55.97M	8.70	-$65.20M	-$0.34	-1.82

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

16.3% of Platinum Group Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Platinum Group Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are held by 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, PLG or IAUX?

Platinum Group Metals has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Platinum Group Metals and i-80 Gold tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.