Allied Gold (AAUC) versus Its Peers Head-To-Head Review

Allied Gold (NYSE:AAUC) is one of 53 public companies in the “MINING – GOLD” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Allied Gold to similar businesses based on the strength of its risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

44.7% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by institutional investors. 6.0% of shares of all “MINING – GOLD” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Allied Gold and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allied Gold	-13.41%	30.88%	9.23%
Allied Gold Competitors	19.25%	14.00%	9.10%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Allied Gold and its rivals gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Allied Gold	$730.38 million	-$115.63 million	-28.13
Allied Gold Competitors	$2.76 billion	$491.91 million	-27.27

Allied Gold’s rivals have higher revenue and earnings than Allied Gold. Allied Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Allied Gold and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allied Gold	0	1	0	0	2.00
Allied Gold Competitors	391	2213	2665	140	2.47

As a group, “MINING – GOLD” companies have a potential downside of 12.00%. Given Allied Gold’s rivals stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Allied Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its rivals.

Summary

Allied Gold rivals beat Allied Gold on 10 of the 12 factors compared.

Allied Gold Company Profile

Allied Gold Corporation is a gold producer. It operates a portfolio of producing assets and development projects located principally in Cote d’Ivoire, Mali and Ethiopia. Allied Gold Corporation is based in Canada.