Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer AEM or RGLD?

Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus target price of $136.90, suggesting a potential upside of 5.15%. Royal Gold has a consensus target price of $198.63, suggesting a potential upside of 19.14%. Given Royal Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.

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)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.21
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Which has more volatility & risk, AEM or RGLD?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AEM or RGLD?

68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AEM or RGLD a better dividend stock?

Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% 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 increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer AEM or RGLD?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 10 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 22 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.10 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agnico Eagle Mines	17 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Gold	15 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AEM or RGLD 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
Agnico Eagle Mines	30.63%	13.79%	9.66%
Royal Gold	56.24%	13.30%	12.32%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AEM or RGLD?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agnico Eagle Mines	$9.66B	6.77	$1.90B	$5.88	22.14
Royal Gold	$719.40M	15.26	$332.02M	$6.82	24.44

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines and Royal Gold tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.