i-80 Gold (IAUX) vs. Its Rivals Head to Head Comparison

i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) is one of 1,984 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare i-80 Gold to similar companies based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and dividends.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of i-80 Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold’s peers have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings for i-80 Gold and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0	0	1	0	3.00
i-80 Gold Competitors	6424	22626	32342	1801	2.47

i-80 Gold presently has a consensus price target of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 113.18%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 29.21%. Given i-80 Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than its peers.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares i-80 Gold and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
i-80 Gold	$130.76 million	-$65.20 million	-4.16
i-80 Gold Competitors	$4.65 billion	$278.26 million	-26.28

i-80 Gold’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares i-80 Gold and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%
i-80 Gold Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.89%	-2.06%

Summary

i-80 Gold beats its peers on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

About i-80 Gold

i-80 Gold Corp. is a Nevada-focused mining company that explores and develops gold and other mineral deposits. Its portfolio includes the Ruby Hill, Granite Creek, McCoy-Cove and Lone Tree properties, which the company is advancing through exploration, technical studies and development work. The company’s strategy centers on developing underground and open-pit deposits in established Nevada mining districts. Its projects include gold deposits as well as mineralization containing metals such as silver, lead and zinc. i-80 Gold was established in 2021 following the acquisition of Premier Gold Mines by Equinox Gold and the subsequent separation of Equinox’s Nevada assets into a standalone company.