U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU) carries a Roarable Rating of E (Strong Sell) with 26/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.
As of 2026-11-02, U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 26/100 at a spot price of $10.71 (-6.05% 1D, market cap $188.4M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 4/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 3/20, Executive Insider Alignment 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 6/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 3/20. Across 270 tracked Materials issuers, USAU ranks #252 in composite RQD confidence.
Within the Materials sector (Metal Mining), USAU carries a Roarable E (26/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of -28.5%. By comparison, REA (Rare Earths Americas Inc.) holds a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $183.4M) and GMTL (Guardian Metal Resources PLC ADS) posts a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $216.3M). Among the 5-stock peer group, USAU leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while USAU leads on capital efficiency (-28.5% ROIC).
Per USAU's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2026-04-30, CIK 0000027093), U.S. Gold Corp. generated $0 in revenue, -$17.2M in net income, and -$18.2M in free cash flow against $54.8M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Materials with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.
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Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 2/9
FRED Regime × Technicals: 2% of 52W Range • RSI-14 at 38.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE)
Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 16 pts from alignment
While USAU currently carries a cautious 26/100 (E) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.
Established market leader in Materials with deep daily trading liquidity.
Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($14.11) and Max Pain ($11.25) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $24.94.
Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+2.48% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.
U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU) dropped -6.05% to $10.71, trading at 2% of its 52-week range ($10.44 – $23.75). Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-29% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.
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MIAMI, Oct. 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- EmergingGrowth.com a leading independent small cap media portal announces the schedule of the 97th Emerging Growth Conference on October 28 & 29, 2026. The Emerging Growth Confere
U.S. Gold Corp. (Nasdaq: USAU) ("U.S. Gold" or the "Company") is pleased to announce its participation in the upcoming Emerging Growth Conference on October 29, 2026 (the "Conference").
Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).
vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).
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Across 270 tracked Materials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU) ranks #252 by composite RQD confidence (26/100, grade E) and #214 by equity capitalization ($188.4M). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, USAU leads on earnings valuation at N/A trailing P/E, while USAU leads on capital efficiency and profitability with -28.5% ROIC and — gross margin. NICM currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 48/100 (D) compared with USAU at 26/100 (E).
| Ticker / Company | Roarable Grade | RQD Score | Trailing P/E | Gross Margin | ROIC | 1D Change | Market Cap | Head-to-Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USAU
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U.S. Gold Corp. | E | 26/100 | — | — | -28.5% | -6.05% | $188.4M | Benchmark Subject |
| REA Rare Earths Americas Inc. | D | 45/100 | — | — | — | -10.96% | $183.4M | /rea-vs-usau → |
| GMTL Guardian Metal Resources PLC ADS | D | 45/100 | — | — | — | -2.57% | $216.3M | /gmtl-vs-usau → |
| LZM Lifezone Metals Limited | D | 46/100 | — | — | — | +5.23% | $326.4M | /lzm-vs-usau → |
| NICM Nicola Mining Inc. | D | 48/100 | — | — | — | -7.92% | $107.6M | /nicm-vs-usau → |
In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2026-04-30), U.S. Gold Corp. (USAU) reported GAAP revenue of $0 (N/A vs. FY2024 revenue of $0 ) , GAAP net income of -$17.2M, operating cash flow of -$18.2M, and free cash flow of -$18.2M (-84.4% YoY). On the balance sheet, USAU closed FY2025 with $54.8M in total assets against $0 in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 2/9).
| Fiscal Period | Filing Date | Revenue | Net Income | Operating Cash Flow | Free Cash Flow | Total Assets | Total Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2025 (FY) | 2026-04-30 | $0 | -$17.2M | -$18.2M | -$18.2M | $54.8M | — |
| FY2024 (FY) | 2025-04-30 | $0 | -$20.6M | -$9.9M | -$9.9M | $26.0M | — |
| FY2023 (FY) | 2024-04-30 | $0 | -$6.9M | -$7.1M | -$7.1M | — | — |
As of 2026-11-02, U.S. Gold Corp. (NASDAQ: USAU) is rated E (Strong Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 26/100 at a spot price of $10.71 (-6.05% 1D, market cap $188.4M). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 4/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 3/20, Executive Insider Alignment 10/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 6/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 3/20. Across 270 tracked Materials issuers, USAU ranks #252 in composite RQD confidence.
Within the Materials sector (Metal Mining), USAU carries a Roarable E (26/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of —, and ROIC of -28.5%. By comparison, REA (Rare Earths Americas Inc.) holds a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $183.4M) and GMTL (Guardian Metal Resources PLC ADS) posts a D grade (45/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC —, cap $216.3M). Among the 5-stock peer group, USAU leads on earnings multiple (N/A) while USAU leads on capital efficiency (-28.5% ROIC).
Per USAU's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2026-04-30, CIK 0000027093), U.S. Gold Corp. generated $0 in revenue, -$17.2M in net income, and -$18.2M in free cash flow against $54.8M in total assets and $0 in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Materials with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.
USAU last traded at $10.71 (-6.05% on volume of 159,818 shares), positioning the stock -24.10% below its 50-day simple moving average ($14.11) and -31.48% below its 200-day simple moving average ($15.63). Across its 52-week range of $10.44 to $23.75, USAU sits at the 2.0% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 38.5 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±10.2% ($9.62 to $11.80).
Why USAU Stock dropped -6.05% Today — RQD Quant Desk Flash. Stretched risk/reward at current multiples (-29% return on capital) under elevated 10-year interest-rate pressure.
Per the Roarable RQD rating, USAU scores 26 out of 100 with a letter grade of E, labeled "Roarable Strong Sell — Forensic Risk / Avoid." The five pillars are: Fundamental Cash Engine at 4/20 (ROIC -28.5%; FCF yield -9.67%), Whale 13F Flow at 3/20 (institutional accumulation and options positioning), Insider Conviction at 3/20 (SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow), Macro Regime Fit at 6/20 (Beta 1.0; sector sensitivity), and Forensic Balance Sheet at 10/20 (Altman Z 2.5; Piotroski F 2/9; Debt/Equity 0.5). The weakest pillars are the cash engine and the smart-money signals, both of which carry the most weight in a long-horizon evaluation. A negative ROIC and negative FCF yield indicate the company is not currently converting capital into cash returns, so any upside case depends on future value that the present data does not quantify. The mid-range Forensic Balance Sheet score is the one area that partially offsets the weakness, but a Piotroski F of 2/9 is a low reading. Upside drivers would need to come from outside the reported financial trend; valuation tradeoffs are difficult to frame without earnings-based multiples, which are not available in source data. This analysis is educational and not personalized financial advice.
| Period | Revenue | Operating Income | Net Income | EPS | FCF | Cash | Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0.0M | $-19.0M | $-17.2M | N/A | $-18.2M | N/A | N/A |
| FY 2024 | $0.0M | $-13.0M | $-20.6M | N/A | $-9.9M | N/A | N/A |
| FY 2023 | $0.0M | $-7.3M | $-6.9M | N/A | $-7.1M | N/A | N/A |
Per the SEC financials, operating income and net income were negative in every reported period. Gross, operating, and net margins are each listed as 0% in market data, consistent with the absence of reported revenue. Per the Roarable RQD rating, ROIC is -28.5% and the Altman Z-Score is 2.5. The Piotroski F-Score is 2/9 and the Debt/Equity ratio is 0.5 per the same rating. Cash and debt balances are listed as N/A for each period in the SEC financials.
Per the recent news feed, the most prominent items concern Terminal1, an operating system for public companies, which announced that U.S. Gold Corp. has joined its platform; this item appears across several outlets, including Yahoo Finance, Moomoo, and Quiver Quantitative. A separate Yahoo Finance headline describes a debt-funded $400M CK Gold build with financing talks advancing, which is a material risk watch item given the company's negative cash flow. TradingView and Stock Traders Daily items cover estimates and momentum shifts respectively, without additional fundamental detail. All items are flagged YELLOW in the feed. Per the Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph, no supply chain is mapped (supply_chain: NONE), and no butterfly links or proprietary signals are recorded.
Per the Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph, the supply chain is recorded as NONE, with no upstream or downstream links and no proprietary signals. Sector correlations and second-order bottlenecks cannot be mapped from the provided source data. A prospective investor should note that the proposed $400M debt-funded build, if it proceeds, would introduce leverage into a company whose reported cash flows are negative; the sensitivity of that financing to metal prices or capital markets is not quantified in the source data. Beta of 1.0 per market data indicates market-level sensitivity, but sector-specific ripple effects are not captured.
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Welcome to the USAU (U.S. Gold Corp.) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 26/100 (Roarable Strong Sell — Forensic Risk / Avoid) in Metal Mining. Bulls point to operating leverage and sector positioning, while bears focus on macro rate sensitivity and margin execution. Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.
Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on USAU, but look at what you are paying: current EV/EBITDA multiples with tightening sector spreads. Unless U.S. Gold Corp. expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.
Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on USAU, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Metal Mining and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $11.40 (52-wk range $10.44 - $23.75), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.
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