U.S. GoldMining (NASDAQ:USGO) & American International Ventures (OTCMKTS:AIVN) Critical Survey

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

Institutional and Insider Ownership

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

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for U.S. GoldMining and American International Ventures, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. GoldMining	0	0	1	0	3.00
American International Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00

U.S. GoldMining currently has a consensus price target of $26.50, suggesting a potential upside of 135.56%. Given U.S. GoldMining’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe U.S. GoldMining is more favorable than American International Ventures.

Risk and Volatility

U.S. GoldMining has a beta of 2.87, meaning that its stock price is 187% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American International Ventures has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and American International Ventures’ 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%
American International Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares U.S. GoldMining and American International Ventures”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
American International Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

U.S. GoldMining beats American International Ventures 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 American International Ventures

American International Ventures, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration and extraction of precious metals, gold, and silver properties located in the Baja California, Mexico. Its flagship mining property is the Mother Lode property located in Baja California, Mexico. The company was formerly known as American Global Enterprises, Inc. and it changed its name to American International Ventures, Inc. in December 2000. American International Ventures, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Lithia, Florida.