Austin Gold (NYSE:AUST – Get Rating) is one of 106 public companies in the "Gold & silver ores" industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Austin Gold to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Profitability
This table compares Austin Gold and its peers' net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
Get Austin Gold alerts:| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Austin Gold | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Austin Gold Competitors | -23.11% | -4.77% | -1.52% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Austin Gold and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Austin Gold | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| Austin Gold Competitors | 646 | 3077 | 3806 | 78 | 2.44 |
Austin Gold presently has a consensus target price of $5.25, indicating a potential upside of 395.28%. As a group, "Gold & silver ores" companies have a potential upside of 46.07%. Given Austin Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Austin Gold is more favorable than its peers.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
1.3% of Austin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of shares of all "Gold & silver ores" companies are held by institutional investors. 70.7% of Austin Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of shares of all "Gold & silver ores" companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Austin Gold and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Austin Gold | N/A | N/A | -15.14 |
| Austin Gold Competitors | $1.78 billion | $4.66 million | 3.95 |
Austin Gold's peers have higher revenue and earnings than Austin Gold. Austin Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Austin Gold beats its peers on 7 of the 11 factors compared.
Austin Gold Company Profile
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Austin Gold Corp., a gold exploration company, focuses on the exploration and evaluation of mineral property interests in Nevada. The company's principal property the Kelly Creek Project with a mix of 6 patented mining claims and 1,600 unpatented mining claims covering an area of 136.8 square kilometers located in the Kelly Creek Basin, in southeastern Humboldt County, Nevada. Its other projects include the Fourmile Basin Project that comprises 312 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 6410 acres located in Nye County; the Lone Mountain Project consisting of 454 unpatented lode mining claims and 6 patented mining claims covering approximately 34.2 square kilometers located near Lone Mountain in Elko County; and the Miller Project with a total of 281 unpatented lode mining claims covering approximately 23.5 square kilometers in Elko County in Nevada. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.
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