Pan American Silver (PAAS) Competitors

Pan American Silver (NYSE:PAAS) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Is PAAS or AEM a better dividend stock?

Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Pan American Silver pays out 33.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% 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. Pan American Silver has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Pan American Silver is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PAAS or AEM?

55.4% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to PAAS or AEM?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 24 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 16 mentions for Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.09 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines	28 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PAAS or AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, 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
Pan American Silver	$3.12B	3.68	$111.50M	$1.45	21.89
Agnico Eagle Mines	$9.66B	6.93	$1.90B	$5.88	22.67

Do analysts prefer PAAS or AEM?

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus price target of $31.40, indicating a potential downside of 1.07%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $136.90, indicating a potential upside of 2.72%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Pan American Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.21

Which has more volatility & risk, PAAS or AEM?

Pan American Silver has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PAAS or AEM more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 30.63% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of 16.80%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	16.80%	11.49%	7.61%
Agnico Eagle Mines	30.63%	13.79%	9.66%

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Pan American Silver on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.