Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Competitors $169.40 +1.26 (+0.75%) Closing price 10/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$169.19 -0.21 (-0.12%) As of 10/3/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AEM vs. RGLD, AGI, EGO, FNV, KGC, NEM, OR, PAAS, WPM, and BShould you be buying Agnico Eagle Mines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agnico Eagle Mines include Royal Gold (RGLD), Alamos Gold (AGI), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (KGC), Newmont (NEM), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Barrick Mining (B). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Agnico Eagle Mines vs. Its Competitors Royal Gold Alamos Gold Eldorado Gold Franco-Nevada Kinross Gold Newmont OR Royalties Pan American Silver Wheaton Precious Metals Barrick Mining Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and valuation. Does the media favor RGLD or AEM? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 20 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 8 mentions for Royal Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Royal Gold's score of 0.76 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Gold 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agnico Eagle Mines 13 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RGLD or AEM? 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is RGLD or AEM a better dividend stock? Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% 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. Royal Gold has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RGLD or AEM? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Gold$719.40M18.33$332.02M$6.8229.38Agnico Eagle Mines$8.29B10.28$1.90B$5.8828.81 Which has more risk and volatility, RGLD or AEM? Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend RGLD or AEM? Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $198.63, suggesting a potential downside of 0.86%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus target price of $141.40, suggesting a potential downside of 16.53%. Given Royal Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 7 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.31 Is RGLD or AEM more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 30.63%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal Gold56.24% 13.30% 12.32% Agnico Eagle Mines 30.63%13.79%9.66% SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats Royal Gold on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Agnico Eagle Mines News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAgnico Eagle MinesMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$85.19B$11.57B$3.76B$21.82BDividend Yield0.94%1.30%5.03%3.54%P/E Ratio28.8129.62157.0829.82Price / Sales10.2816.8022,453.3867.55Price / Cash23.4131.3926.3224.90Price / Book4.085.167.094.60Net Income$1.90B$317.81M$149.34M$1.00B7 Day Performance3.63%3.10%2.48%2.07%1 Month Performance11.50%18.17%11.23%3.33%1 Year Performance114.92%95.40%53.30%13.11% Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEMAgnico Eagle Mines3.6532 of 5 stars$169.40+0.7%$141.40-16.5%+114.9%$85.19B$8.29B28.8116,968Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeGap UpRGLDRoyal Gold3.8021 of 5 stars$198.50+0.9%$198.63+0.1%+44.2%$13.07B$719.40M29.1130AGIAlamos Gold3.4672 of 5 stars$34.66+1.4%$30.38-12.4%+73.5%$14.57B$1.35B41.752,400News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeEGOEldorado Gold3.487 of 5 stars$28.46-1.4%$23.60-17.1%+68.4%$5.79B$1.32B14.304,800FNVFranco-Nevada2.9848 of 5 stars$219.16+0.8%$187.63-14.4%+82.5%$42.23B$1.11B53.8540News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeKGCKinross Gold4.1434 of 5 stars$24.38+1.1%$21.07-13.6%+165.7%$29.56B$5.15B19.666,800News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeNEMNewmont4.3488 of 5 stars$84.59-0.8%$73.38-13.3%+62.8%$92.92B$18.68B15.1922,200Positive NewsInsider TradeOROR Royalties3.1828 of 5 stars$39.27+2.2%$27.25-30.6%+111.9%$7.39B$191.16M106.1430Ex-DividendAnalyst DowngradePAASPan American Silver4.5535 of 5 stars$38.81+1.2%$32.20-17.0%+81.7%$16.38B$2.82B26.779,000Analyst UpgradeWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.0746 of 5 stars$110.71+1.5%$106.11-4.2%+81.9%$50.26B$1.28B63.9940Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBBarrick Mining4.1984 of 5 stars$33.12-3.9%$33.33+0.6%+68.7%$56.40B$12.92B20.8326,800High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royal Gold Alternatives Alamos Gold Alternatives Eldorado Gold Alternatives Franco-Nevada Alternatives Kinross Gold Alternatives Newmont Alternatives OR Royalties Alternatives Pan American Silver Alternatives Wheaton Precious Metals Alternatives Barrick Mining Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AEM) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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