Head to Head Contrast: i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) and Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC)

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

Insider & Institutional Ownership

61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinross Gold has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

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

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
i-80 Gold	0	3	0	1	2.50
Kinross Gold	0	1	3	0	2.75

i-80 Gold currently has a consensus price target of $3.50, suggesting a potential upside of 451.62%. Kinross Gold has a consensus price target of $11.63, suggesting a potential upside of 4.21%. Given i-80 Gold’s higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Kinross Gold.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares i-80 Gold and Kinross Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
i-80 Gold	$52.94 million	5.27	-$65.20 million	($0.36)	-1.76
Kinross Gold	$5.15 billion	2.66	$948.80 million	$0.77	14.49

Kinross Gold has higher revenue and earnings than i-80 Gold. i-80 Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinross Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%
Kinross Gold	18.43%	12.65%	7.83%

Summary

Kinross Gold beats i-80 Gold on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Kinross Gold

Kinross Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the acquisition, exploration, and development of gold properties principally in the United States, Brazil, Chile, Canada, and Mauritania. The company operates the Fort Knox mine and the Manh Choh project in Alaska, as well as the Round Mountain and the Bald Mountain mines in Nevada, the United States; the Paracatu mine in Brazil; the La Coipa and the Lobo-Marte project in Chile; the Tasiast mine in Mauritania; and the Great Bear project in Canada. It is also involved in the extraction and processing of gold-containing ores; reclamation of gold mining properties; and production and sale of silver. Kinross Gold Corporation was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.