Head-To-Head Contrast: i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) vs. American International Ventures (OTCMKTS:AIVN)

American International Ventures (OTCMKTS:AIVN) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares American International Ventures 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
American International Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
i-80 Gold	$52.94 million	5.26	-$65.20 million	($0.36)	-1.76

American International Ventures has higher earnings, but lower revenue than i-80 Gold.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for American International Ventures and i-80 Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American International Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
i-80 Gold	0	2	0	1	2.67

i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 452.84%. Given i-80 Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than American International Ventures.

Volatility & Risk

American International Ventures has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares American International Ventures and i-80 Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
American International Ventures	N/A	N/A	N/A
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Institutional & Insider Ownership

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

Summary

i-80 Gold beats American International Ventures on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

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.