Reviewing Paradigm Oil and Gas (OTCMKTS:PDGO) & i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX)

Paradigm Oil and Gas (OTCMKTS:PDGO) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Paradigm Oil and Gas and i-80 Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Paradigm Oil and Gas	N/A	N/A	-$1.66 million	N/A	N/A
i-80 Gold	$54.91 million	3.20	-$65.20 million	($0.36)	-1.62

Paradigm Oil and Gas has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold.

Risk and Volatility

Paradigm Oil and Gas has a beta of -0.13, indicating that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Paradigm Oil and Gas and i-80 Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paradigm Oil and Gas	0	0	0	0	0.00
i-80 Gold	0	3	0	1	2.50

i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 499.32%. Given i-80 Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Paradigm Oil and Gas.

Profitability

This table compares Paradigm Oil and Gas and i-80 Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paradigm Oil and Gas	N/A	N/A	N/A
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Paradigm Oil and Gas on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Paradigm Oil and Gas

Paradigm Oil and Gas, Inc., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and operation of oil and gas properties. It holds interests in 4 oil and gas leases covering approximately 934 net mineral acres located in the Wichita and Navarro counties of Texas. The company is headquartered in Indian Rocks Beach, Florida.

About i-80 Gold

i-80 Gold Corp. is a mining company, engages in the exploration, development and production of gold and silver mineral deposits principally in the United States. i-80 Gold Corp. is based in Reno, Nevada.