Contrasting i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) and Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR)

Vox Royalty (NASDAQ:VOXR) and i-80 Gold (NYSE:IAUX) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, risk, dividends and earnings.

Risk and Volatility

Vox Royalty has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, i-80 Gold has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vox Royalty	-14.94%	-3.71%	-3.13%
i-80 Gold	-231.43%	-21.18%	-12.67%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Vox Royalty and i-80 Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vox Royalty	0	0	0	0	0.00
i-80 Gold	0	3	0	1	2.50

i-80 Gold has a consensus target price of $3.50, indicating a potential upside of 352.78%. Given i-80 Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe i-80 Gold is more favorable than Vox Royalty.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

46.0% of Vox Royalty shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.3% of i-80 Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Vox Royalty	$11.15 million	10.72	-$100,000.00	($0.03)	-78.67
i-80 Gold	$52.94 million	6.42	-$65.20 million	($0.36)	-2.15

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

Summary

i-80 Gold beats Vox Royalty on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Vox Royalty

Vox Royalty Corp. operates as a mining royalty and streaming company. The company holds a portfolio of 60 royalties and streaming assets. It operates in Australia, Canada, Peru, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico, and the United States. Vox Royalty Corp. was founded in 2014 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

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.