Barrick Mining (B) Competitors

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

Is AEM or B a better dividend stock?

Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Barrick Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barrick Mining pays out 30.1% 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. Barrick Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Barrick Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.2% of Barrick Mining shares are held 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.

Does the media favor AEM or B?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 13 more articles in the media than Barrick Mining. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 20 mentions for Barrick Mining. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Barrick Mining's score of 1.02 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)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Barrick Mining	15 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AEM or B?

Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus target price of $136.90, indicating a potential upside of 9.34%. Barrick Mining has a consensus target price of $24.41, indicating a potential upside of 14.27%. Given Barrick Mining's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Barrick Mining 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
Barrick Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk and volatility, AEM or B?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barrick Mining has a beta of 0.28, meaning that its share price is 72% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, AEM or B?

Barrick Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Agnico Eagle Mines. Barrick Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, 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	7.60	$1.90B	$4.70	26.64
Barrick Mining	$13.31B	2.74	$2.14B	$1.33	16.06

Is AEM or B more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 30.63% compared to Barrick Mining's net margin of 17.46%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Barrick Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agnico Eagle Mines	30.63%	13.79%	9.66%
Barrick Mining	17.46%	7.51%	5.25%

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Barrick Mining on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.