Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Competitors

Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WPM or AEM?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Wheaton Precious Metals	$1.46B	24.38	$537.64M	$1.36	57.61
Agnico Eagle Mines	$8.92B	6.00	$1.90B	$4.70	22.64

Is WPM or AEM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 22.88%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 10.45% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.85%	8.74%
Agnico Eagle Mines	22.88%	10.45%	7.18%

Which has more volatility and risk, WPM or AEM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WPM or AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines received 259 more outperform votes than Wheaton Precious Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.48% of users gave Wheaton Precious Metals an outperform vote while only 58.27% of users gave Agnico Eagle Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Wheaton Precious Metals	Outperform Votes 403 62.48%	Underperform Votes 242 37.52%
Agnico Eagle Mines	Outperform Votes 662 58.27%	Underperform Votes 474 41.73%

Is WPM or AEM a better dividend stock?

Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 48.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% 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 raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Agnico Eagle Mines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor WPM or AEM?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 8 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 17 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.07 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wheaton Precious Metals	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer WPM or AEM?

Wheaton Precious Metals currently has a consensus price target of $85.90, suggesting a potential upside of 9.64%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $124.40, suggesting a potential upside of 16.93%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in WPM or AEM?

70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Wheaton Precious Metals on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.