Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) and US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) Head to Head Review

US Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for US Gold and Gold Fields, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
US Gold	1	1	2	0	2.25
Gold Fields	1	5	4	1	2.45

US Gold presently has a consensus target price of $26.75, suggesting a potential upside of 88.91%. Gold Fields has a consensus target price of $43.88, suggesting a potential upside of 3.88%. Given US Gold’s higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe US Gold is more favorable than Gold Fields.

Profitability

This table compares US Gold and Gold Fields’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
US Gold	N/A	-51.92%	-44.32%
Gold Fields	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares US Gold and Gold Fields”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
US Gold	N/A	N/A	-$20.56 million	($1.45)	-9.77
Gold Fields	$8.75 billion	4.32	$3.57 billion	N/A	N/A

Gold Fields has higher revenue and earnings than US Gold.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.6% of US Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Gold Fields shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.8% of US Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of Gold Fields shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

US Gold has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold Fields has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gold Fields beats US Gold on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

About US Gold

U.S. Gold Corp. engages in the exploration and development of gold and precious metals in the United States. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company holds 100% interests in the CK Gold project, which consists of various mining leases and other mineral rights covering approximately 1,120 acres in Laramie County, Wyoming; the Keystone project that consists of 601 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 20 square miles in Eureka County, Nevada; and the Challis Gold project, which consists of 77 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 1,710 acres in Lemhi County, Idaho. It also has earn-in agreement to acquire a 50% ownership interest in the Maggie Creek project located in Eureka County, Nevada. The company was formerly known as Dataram Corporation and changed its name to U.S. Gold Corp. in June 2017. U.S. Gold Corp. is based in Elko, Nevada.

About Gold Fields

Gold Fields Limited operates as a gold producer with reserves and resources in Chile, South Africa, Ghana, Canada, Australia, and Peru. It also explores for copper and silver deposits. The company was founded in 1887 and is based in Sandton, South Africa.