Head to Head Contrast: Namib Minerals (NASDAQ:NAMM) & i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX)

Namib Minerals (NASDAQ:NAMM) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Namib Minerals	N/A	N/A	-56.66%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Namib Minerals and i-80 Gold”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Namib Minerals	N/A	N/A	-$20.75 million	($1.27)	-2.49
i-80 Gold	$76.62 million	9.58	-$65.20 million	($0.29)	-3.20

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

Insider and Institutional Ownership

59.5% of Namib Minerals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 30.5% of Namib Minerals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of i-80 Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Risk and Volatility

Namib Minerals has a beta of -0.11, meaning that its share price is 111% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings for Namib Minerals and i-80 Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Namib Minerals	1	0	0	0	1.00
i-80 Gold	0	2	3	1	2.83

i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $1.50, indicating a potential upside of 61.46%. Given i-80 Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Namib Minerals.

Summary

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

About Namib Minerals

Namib Minerals is a gold producer, developer and explorer with operations focused principally in Zimbabwe. Namib Minerals, formerly known as Hennessy Capital Investment Corp. VI, is based in New York.

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.