AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) & i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) Head-To-Head Analysis

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations for AngloGold Ashanti and i-80 Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AngloGold Ashanti	0	3	8	3	3.00
i-80 Gold	0	0	1	0	3.00

AngloGold Ashanti currently has a consensus target price of $118.35, suggesting a potential upside of 45.33%. i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $2.75, suggesting a potential upside of 111.54%. Given i-80 Gold’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than AngloGold Ashanti.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of i-80 Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility & Risk

AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AngloGold Ashanti and i-80 Gold”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AngloGold Ashanti	$9.89 billion	4.16	$2.64 billion	$7.46	10.92
i-80 Gold	$130.05 million	8.67	-$65.20 million	($0.30)	-4.33

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

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AngloGold Ashanti	32.19%	38.77%	25.72%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Summary

AngloGold Ashanti beats i-80 Gold on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About AngloGold Ashanti

AngloGold Ashanti plc operates as a gold mining company in Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The company primarily explores for gold, as well as produces silver and sulphuric acid as by-products. Its flagship property is a 100% owned Geita mine located in the Lake Victoria goldfields of the Mwanza region in north-western Tanzania. AngloGold Ashanti plc was incorporated in 1944 and is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

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.