IAG vs. AG, CDE, SAND, FSM, CGAU, EGO, OR, SA, SBSW, and EXK
Should you be buying IAMGOLD stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IAMGOLD include First Majestic Silver (AG), Coeur Mining (CDE), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM), Centerra Gold (CGAU), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), Seabridge Gold (SA), Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW), and Endeavour Silver (EXK). These companies are all part of the "gold & silver ores" industry.
IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, IAMGOLD had 11 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for IAMGOLD and 7 mentions for First Majestic Silver. IAMGOLD's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.61 indicating that IAMGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the media.
IAMGOLD has a net margin of 12.48% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -9.18%. IAMGOLD's return on equity of 3.17% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.
IAMGOLD presently has a consensus price target of $4.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.09%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus price target of $15.75, indicating a potential upside of 123.72%. Given First Majestic Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than IAMGOLD.
47.1% of IAMGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of IAMGOLD shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. 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.
IAMGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IAMGOLD, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.
IAMGOLD received 180 more outperform votes than First Majestic Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.65% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote while only 56.12% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote.
Summary
IAMGOLD beats First Majestic Silver on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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