Gold Royalty (NYSE:GROY) versus American International Ventures (OTCMKTS:AIVN) Financial Comparison

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

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares American International Ventures and Gold Royalty”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) 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
Gold Royalty	$7.76 million	26.57	-$26.76 million	($0.13)	-9.38

American International Ventures has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Gold Royalty.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for American International Ventures and Gold Royalty, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
American International Ventures	0	0	0	0	0.00
Gold Royalty	0	0	3	0	3.00

Gold Royalty has a consensus price target of $3.25, indicating a potential upside of 166.39%. Given Gold Royalty’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Gold Royalty is more favorable than American International Ventures.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

33.8% of Gold Royalty shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares American International Ventures and Gold Royalty’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
Gold Royalty	-252.16%	0.46%	0.35%

Summary

Gold Royalty beats American International Ventures on 7 of the 8 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 Gold Royalty

Gold Royalty Corp., a precious metals-focused royalty company, provides financing solutions to the metals and mining industry. It focuses on acquiring royalties, streams, and similar interests at varying stages of the mine life cycle to build a portfolio offering near, medium, and longer-term returns for its investors. Gold Royalty Corp. was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.