Comparing First Colombia Gold (OTCMKTS:FCGD) and U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO)

U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) and First Colombia Gold (OTCMKTS:FCGD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of U.S. GoldMining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of First Colombia Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for U.S. GoldMining and First Colombia Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. GoldMining	0	0	1	0	3.00
First Colombia Gold	0	0	0	0	0.00

U.S. GoldMining presently has a consensus price target of $24.00, indicating a potential upside of 117.59%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than First Colombia Gold.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and First Colombia Gold”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A
First Colombia Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Profitability

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and First Colombia Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-71.04%	-65.02%
First Colombia Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Volatility and Risk

U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.49, indicating that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Colombia Gold has a beta of 0.06, indicating that its share price is 94% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

U.S. GoldMining beats First Colombia Gold on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About U.S. GoldMining

U.S. GoldMining Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the exploration and development of mineral properties in the United States. The company's primary asset is the 100%-owned Whistler exploration property, a gold-copper exploration project comprising mining claims totaling 53,700 acres located in Yentna Mining District, Alaska. The company was incorporated in 2015 and is based in Vancouver, Canada. U.S. GoldMining Inc. operates as a subsidiary of GoldMining Inc.

About First Colombia Gold

First Colombia Gold Corp. engages in the exploration and production of oil and gas properties. The company operates through Energy and Mining divisions. It holds interests in 96 oil wells with a gross acreage of 4,302 acres in the counties of Cumberland, Monroe, Overton, and Clinton. The company is also involved in the precious minerals exploration business. It owns 2 unpatented mining claims in the Skip Silver prospect covering an area of approximately 40 acres in central Montana. The company was formerly known as Amazon Goldsands Ltd. and changed its name to First Colombia Gold Corp. in November 2010. First Colombia Gold Corp. was founded in 1997 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee.