NovaGold Resources (NG) Competitors C$3.71 -0.27 (-6.78%) As of 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NG vs. IMG, AG, EQX, NVA, SKE, NDM, SVM, PPTA, NSR, and TMQShould you be buying NovaGold Resources stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of NovaGold Resources include IAMGOLD (IMG), First Majestic Silver (AG), Equinox Gold (EQX), NuVista Energy (NVA), Skeena Resources (SKE), Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), Perpetua Resources (PPTA), Nomad Royalty (NSR), and Trilogy Metals (TMQ). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. NovaGold Resources vs. IAMGOLD First Majestic Silver Equinox Gold NuVista Energy Skeena Resources Northern Dynasty Minerals Silvercorp Metals Perpetua Resources Nomad Royalty Trilogy Metals IAMGOLD (TSE:IMG) and NovaGold Resources (TSE:NG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IMG or NG? IAMGOLD received 358 more outperform votes than NovaGold Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.41% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote while only 20.00% of users gave NovaGold Resources an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIAMGOLDOutperform Votes35952.41% Underperform Votes32647.59% NovaGold ResourcesOutperform Votes120.00% Underperform Votes480.00% Does the media refer more to IMG or NG? In the previous week, IAMGOLD had 3 more articles in the media than NovaGold Resources. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for IAMGOLD and 1 mentions for NovaGold Resources. NovaGold Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat IAMGOLD's score of 0.43 indicating that NovaGold Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment IAMGOLD 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral NovaGold Resources 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals believe in IMG or NG? 64.8% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of NovaGold Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.5% of NovaGold Resources shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, IMG or NG? IAMGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than NovaGold Resources. NovaGold Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IAMGOLD, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIAMGOLDC$1.12B2.90C$557.06MC$1.934.16NovaGold ResourcesN/AN/A-C$32.52M-C$0.19-19.37 Do analysts recommend IMG or NG? IAMGOLD presently has a consensus target price of C$9.05, indicating a potential upside of 12.84%. NovaGold Resources has a consensus target price of C$7.00, indicating a potential upside of 88.68%. Given NovaGold Resources' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe NovaGold Resources is more favorable than IAMGOLD.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IAMGOLD 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.17NovaGold Resources 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is IMG or NG more profitable? IAMGOLD has a net margin of 49.57% compared to NovaGold Resources' net margin of 0.00%. NovaGold Resources' return on equity of 141.66% beat IAMGOLD's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets IAMGOLD49.57% 27.91% 2.54% NovaGold Resources N/A 141.66%-12.05% Which has more risk & volatility, IMG or NG? IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.47, meaning that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, NovaGold Resources has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its share price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryIAMGOLD beats NovaGold Resources on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get NovaGold Resources News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NG 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 TSE 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 NG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNovaGold ResourcesGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$884.25MC$1.34BC$2.82BC$5.30BDividend YieldN/A5.99%5.13%6.44%P/E Ratio-19.37344.0073.5829.31Price / SalesN/A174,304,593,677,623,000.0023,069,725,634,300,600.00518.34Price / CashN/A21.9724.3383.21Price / Book-26.165.304.863.29Net Income-C$32.52MC$8.80MC$153.99MC$300.28M7 Day Performance-12.09%-3.00%-3.87%-7.18%1 Month Performance-17.37%4.36%1.88%-5.31%1 Year Performance-9.95%30.53%10.70%5.15% NovaGold Resources Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NGNovaGold Resources1.6951 of 5 starsC$3.71-6.8%C$7.00+88.7%-11.6%C$884.25MN/A-19.3710IMGIAMGOLD2.453 of 5 starsC$8.51-1.6%C$8.68+1.9%+86.0%C$3.46BC$1.12B4.425,360Analyst ForecastNews CoverageAGFirst Majestic Silver0.1287 of 5 starsC$9.96+0.2%C$7.25-27.2%N/AC$3.37BC$621.80M-25.825,290News CoverageEQXEquinox GoldN/AC$9.70-0.9%N/A+5.8%C$3.12BC$1.08B10.287,730News CoverageNVANuVista Energy3.7114 of 5 starsC$12.77+0.2%C$17.54+37.3%+7.4%C$2.61BC$1.22B8.9388Gap DownSKESkeena ResourcesN/AC$14.65-3.4%C$17.04+16.3%+109.8%C$1.61BN/A-8.8560Analyst ForecastNews CoverageNDMNorthern Dynasty MineralsN/AC$1.65+26.0%N/A+252.4%C$896.21MN/A-52.30N/AGap UpHigh Trading VolumeSVMSilvercorp Metals2.6885 of 5 starsC$5.79+0.3%C$7.25+25.2%+1.6%C$885.91MC$181.44M14.881,330PPTAPerpetua Resources1.4803 of 5 starsC$15.96+0.9%C$19.00+19.0%+137.6%C$797.18MN/A-34.6733Insider TradeNews CoverageNSRNomad RoyaltyN/AN/AN/AN/AC$594.42MC$31.28M967.006TMQTrilogy Metals0.9132 of 5 starsC$2.94+14.4%C$2.00-32.0%+223.2%C$332.59MN/A-32.975Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies IMG Competitors AG Competitors EQX Competitors NVA Competitors SKE Competitors NDM Competitors SVM Competitors PPTA Competitors NSR Competitors TMQ 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 (TSE:NG) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: Someone's Moving Gold Out of London...People who don’t understand the gold market are about to lose a lot of money. 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