Endeavour Mining (EDV) Competitors

Endeavour Mining (LON:EDV) and Yamana Gold (LON:AUY) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Is EDV or AUY more profitable?

Endeavour Mining has a net margin of -14.83% compared to Yamana Gold's net margin of -54.36%. Endeavour Mining's return on equity of -11.19% beat Yamana Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Endeavour Mining	-14.83%	-11.19%	3.54%
Yamana Gold	-54.36%	-31.37%	-13.38%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EDV or AUY?

59.2% of Endeavour Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.8% of Yamana Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of Endeavour Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Yamana Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EDV or AUY?

In the previous week, Endeavour Mining had 4 more articles in the media than Yamana Gold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Endeavour Mining and 0 mentions for Yamana Gold. Endeavour Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Yamana Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Endeavour Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Endeavour Mining	Positive
Yamana Gold	Neutral

Is EDV or AUY a better dividend stock?

Endeavour Mining pays an annual dividend of GBX 63 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Yamana Gold pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share. Endeavour Mining pays out -55.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Yamana Gold pays out -1,204.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts recommend EDV or AUY?

Endeavour Mining currently has a consensus price target of GBX 3,300, suggesting a potential upside of 44.23%. Given Endeavour Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Endeavour Mining is more favorable than Yamana Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Yamana Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EDV or AUY?

Endeavour Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Yamana Gold. Endeavour Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Yamana Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Endeavour Mining	£2.86B	2.42	-£423.98M	-£112.73	-20.30
Yamana Gold	£1.81B	0.00	-£982.30M	-£0.83	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, EDV or AUY?

Endeavour Mining has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Yamana Gold has a beta of 1.29, suggesting that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Endeavour Mining beats Yamana Gold on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.