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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to AEM or RGLD?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 10 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 18 mentions for Royal Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat Royal Gold's score of 0.91 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agnico Eagle Mines	18 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Gold	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AEM or RGLD?

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

Do analysts recommend AEM or RGLD?

Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus price target of $130.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.28%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 19.91%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable 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)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.15
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Is AEM or RGLD more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 26.48%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agnico Eagle Mines	26.48%	12.09%	8.38%
Royal Gold	52.15%	12.48%	11.52%

Which has more volatility & risk, AEM or RGLD?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, 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	$8.29B	7.06	$1.90B	$4.70	24.73
Royal Gold	$719.40M	14.66	$332.02M	$6.04	26.53

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 1.4%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% 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.

Summary

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