Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Competitors $120.12 +1.42 (+1.20%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.65 -0.47 (-0.39%) As of 04:58 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. WPM, FNV, GFI, AU, KGC, AGI, PAAS, HMY, OR, and BTGShould you be buying Agnico Eagle Mines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agnico Eagle Mines include Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Gold Fields (GFI), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), Kinross Gold (KGC), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), OR Royalties (OR), and B2Gold (BTG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Agnico Eagle Mines vs. Its Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals Franco-Nevada Gold Fields AngloGold Ashanti Kinross Gold Alamos Gold Pan American Silver Harmony Gold Mining OR Royalties B2Gold Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AEM or WPM? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor AEM or WPM? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 13 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 19 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.05 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agnico Eagle Mines 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Wheaton Precious Metals 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is AEM or WPM more profitable? Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 42.45% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 26.48%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 12.09% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agnico Eagle Mines26.48% 12.09% 8.38% Wheaton Precious Metals 42.45%10.32%10.10% Is AEM or WPM a better dividend stock? Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 48.5% 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. Wheaton Precious Metals has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Agnico Eagle Mines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEM or WPM? 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, AEM or WPM? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgnico Eagle Mines$8.29B7.30$1.90B$4.7025.56Wheaton Precious Metals$1.28B32.03$529.14M$1.3666.65 Do analysts recommend AEM or WPM? Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus target price of $130.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $93.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.60%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.15Wheaton Precious Metals 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.09 SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats Wheaton Precious Metals on 12 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AEM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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$60.46B$7.82B$3.28B$20.62BDividend Yield1.36%1.49%5.17%3.77%P/E Ratio25.5648.7494.4328.04Price / Sales7.3014.4025,844,173,692,363,800.0036.83Price / Cash16.3020.5523.8321.91Price / Book2.903.515.904.59Net Income$1.90B$313.25M$147.76M$985.44M7 Day Performance-2.39%3.09%1.48%2.91%1 Month Performance-1.97%3.80%6.12%5.47%1 Year Performance76.62%51.48%25.91%14.61% Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.2953 of 5 stars$120.12+1.2%$130.50+8.6%+80.9%$60.46B$8.29B25.5616,968Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.2296 of 5 stars$90.25+1.2%$86.90-3.7%+70.5%$40.97B$1.28B66.3640Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastFNVFranco-Nevada3.5794 of 5 stars$167.48+1.0%$169.63+1.3%+37.7%$32.27B$1.11B52.3440Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGFIGold Fields3.3652 of 5 stars$24.70+1.3%$18.56-24.9%+61.2%$22.11B$5.20B10.516,560AUAngloGold Ashanti3.2954 of 5 stars$48.38+0.8%$43.08-10.9%+82.6%$20.31B$5.79B15.9112,634Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionKGCKinross Gold4.436 of 5 stars$15.70+1.4%$15.40-1.9%+94.1%$19.26B$5.15B16.026,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.2472 of 5 stars$26.76+1.2%$30.38+13.5%+73.3%$11.25B$1.35B43.162,400News CoveragePAASPan American Silver3.3844 of 5 stars$29.04+1.3%$30.60+5.4%+44.7%$10.51B$2.82B33.389,000HMYHarmony Gold Mining3.3615 of 5 stars$14.56+2.7%$8.40-42.3%+56.0%$9.24B$3.31B8.6243,667Analyst ForecastOROR Royalties1.5503 of 5 stars$25.92+0.4%$23.00-11.3%+63.6%$4.87B$191.16M152.4730News CoverageEx-DividendBTGB2Gold2.1578 of 5 stars$3.67+0.8%$4.21+14.8%+35.3%$4.85B$1.97B-7.654,690Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Wheaton Precious Metals Alternatives Franco-Nevada Alternatives Gold Fields Alternatives AngloGold Ashanti Alternatives Kinross Gold Alternatives Alamos Gold Alternatives Pan American Silver Alternatives Harmony Gold Mining Alternatives OR Royalties Alternatives B2Gold 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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