Head to Head Review: U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) versus Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC)

Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ:HYMC) and U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Hycroft Mining and U.S. GoldMining, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hycroft Mining	0	0	0	0	0.00
U.S. GoldMining	0	0	1	0	3.00

U.S. GoldMining has a consensus price target of $24.00, suggesting a potential upside of 160.59%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than Hycroft Mining.

Volatility and Risk

Hycroft Mining has a beta of 2.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.49, suggesting that its share price is 149% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Hycroft Mining and U.S. GoldMining”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hycroft Mining	$33.23 million	1.59	-$55.02 million	N/A	N/A
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	N/A	-$9.36 million	N/A	N/A

U.S. GoldMining has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Hycroft Mining.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

7.4% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of U.S. GoldMining shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Hycroft Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of U.S. GoldMining shares are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Hycroft Mining and U.S. GoldMining’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hycroft Mining	N/A	-1,270.82%	-36.23%
U.S. GoldMining	N/A	-71.04%	-65.02%

Summary

U.S. GoldMining beats Hycroft Mining on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Hycroft Mining

Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a gold and silver development company in the United States. The company holds interests in the Hycroft mine that consists of 30 private parcels with patented claims comprising approximately 1,787 acres, and 3,247 unpatented mining claims that encompass approximately 62,298 acres located in the state of Nevada. Hycroft Mining Holding Corporation is based in Winnemucca, Nevada.

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.