AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Competitors $72.20 -5.29 (-6.83%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$73.17 +0.97 (+1.34%) As of 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AU vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, BTG, KGC, NEM, OR, PAAS, SA, and WPMShould you be buying AngloGold Ashanti stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AngloGold Ashanti include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), B2Gold (BTG), Kinross Gold (KGC), Newmont (NEM), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), and Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. AngloGold Ashanti vs. Its Competitors Royal Gold Agnico Eagle Mines Alamos Gold B2Gold Kinross Gold Newmont OR Royalties Pan American Silver Seabridge Gold Wheaton Precious Metals AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, AU or RGLD? AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend AU or RGLD? AngloGold Ashanti presently has a consensus price target of $58.00, suggesting a potential downside of 19.67%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $198.63, suggesting a potential upside of 3.06%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than AngloGold Ashanti.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AngloGold Ashanti 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Is AU or RGLD more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 23.60%. AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity of 22.54% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AngloGold Ashanti23.60% 22.54% 13.96% Royal Gold 56.24%13.30%12.32% Which has higher valuation and earnings, AU or RGLD? AngloGold Ashanti has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. AngloGold Ashanti 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 RatioAngloGold Ashanti$5.79B5.23$1.00B$3.7619.20Royal Gold$719.40M17.64$332.02M$6.8228.26 Is AU or RGLD a better dividend stock? AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to AU or RGLD? In the previous week, Royal Gold had 8 more articles in the media than AngloGold Ashanti. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Royal Gold and 9 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat AngloGold Ashanti's score of 0.57 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AngloGold Ashanti 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royal Gold 8 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AU or RGLD? 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryRoyal Gold beats AngloGold Ashanti on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AngloGold Ashanti News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AU 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 AU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAngloGold AshantiMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$32.52B$11.77B$3.78B$22.09BDividend Yield4.13%1.26%5.04%3.59%P/E Ratio19.2029.72157.7729.58Price / Sales5.2320.0925,029.8265.15Price / Cash19.0733.0826.7324.53Price / Book3.565.557.204.61Net Income$1.00B$318.11M$148.88M$1.01B7 Day Performance-0.44%3.03%3.84%-0.46%1 Month Performance16.58%18.83%13.88%2.30%1 Year Performance179.30%114.91%64.55%14.51% AngloGold Ashanti Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUAngloGold Ashanti2.4852 of 5 stars$72.20-6.8%$58.00-19.7%+203.0%$32.52B$5.79B19.2012,634Analyst ForecastRGLDRoyal Gold3.9313 of 5 stars$203.57+1.6%$198.63-2.4%+49.0%$13.19B$719.40M29.8530News CoverageAnalyst ForecastAEMAgnico Eagle Mines3.5688 of 5 stars$170.45+0.6%$141.40-17.0%+117.0%$85.19B$9.66B28.9916,968Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAGIAlamos Gold3.3703 of 5 stars$34.74+2.1%$31.17-10.3%+75.7%$14.30B$1.35B41.862,400Analyst ForecastBTGB2Gold1.7051 of 5 stars$5.33+4.9%$4.25-20.3%+77.5%$7.05B$2.17B-11.104,690Analyst RevisionKGCKinross Gold4.0874 of 5 stars$25.35+1.3%$21.07-16.9%+168.2%$30.35B$5.15B20.446,800Analyst ForecastNEMNewmont4.3025 of 5 stars$88.60+2.0%$74.18-16.3%+67.6%$95.41B$20.58B15.9122,200Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOROR Royalties3.1476 of 5 stars$40.41+2.5%$31.75-21.4%+117.4%$7.42B$191.16M109.2230Analyst ForecastPAASPan American Silver4.5203 of 5 stars$40.04+2.5%$34.50-13.8%+87.8%$16.49B$2.82B27.619,000Positive NewsSASeabridge Gold0.1779 of 5 stars$24.70+2.1%N/A+50.6%$2.48BN/A-65.0040News CoverageAnalyst ForecastWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.335 of 5 stars$109.90+0.2%$109.75-0.1%+79.5%$49.78B$1.28B63.5340Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royal Gold Competitors Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors Alamos Gold Competitors B2Gold Competitors Kinross Gold Competitors Newmont Competitors OR Royalties Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Seabridge Gold Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors 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:AU) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 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 | SponsoredCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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