U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and American Lithium (OTCMKTS:LIACF) Head-To-Head Survey

U.S. Gold (NASDAQ:USAU) and American Lithium (OTCMKTS:LIACF) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and risk.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for U.S. Gold and American Lithium, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Gold	0	0	2	1	3.33
American Lithium	0	0	0	0	0.00

U.S. Gold presently has a consensus price target of $11.50, suggesting a potential upside of 71.39%. Given U.S. Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe U.S. Gold is more favorable than American Lithium.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. Gold and American Lithium’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Gold	N/A	-42.74%	-32.16%
American Lithium	N/A	-16.28%	-15.96%

Risk and Volatility

U.S. Gold has a beta of 1.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Lithium has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

6.6% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of American Lithium shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.8% of U.S. Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares U.S. Gold and American Lithium”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Gold	N/A	N/A	-$6.90 million	($1.00)	-6.71
American Lithium	N/A	N/A	-$18.80 million	($0.11)	-3.41

U.S. Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Lithium, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

U.S. Gold beats American Lithium on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About U.S. 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 American Lithium

American Lithium Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in the identification, acquisition, exploration, and development of resource properties in the United States. It principally focuses on the TLC Claystones project covering an area of approximately 5,052 hectares located in the town of Tonopah, Nevada; and the Falchani Lithium project and the Macusani Uranium project located in Puno, Peru. The company was formerly known as Menika Mining Ltd. and changed its name to American Lithium Corp. in April 2016. American Lithium Corp. was incorporated in 1974 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.