Barrick Mining (B) Competitors

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

Is B or NEM more profitable?

Newmont has a net margin of 25.77% compared to Barrick Mining's net margin of 17.46%. Newmont's return on equity of 15.75% beat Barrick Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Mining	17.46%	7.51%	5.25%
Newmont	25.77%	15.75%	8.52%

Does the media refer more to B or NEM?

In the previous week, Barrick Mining and Barrick Mining both had 27 articles in the media. Newmont's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Barrick Mining's score of 0.66 indicating that Newmont is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Mining	9 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newmont	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, B or NEM?

Newmont has higher revenue and earnings than Barrick Mining. Newmont is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrick Mining, 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
Barrick Mining	$12.92B	2.75	$2.14B	$1.33	15.56
Newmont	$18.68B	3.46	$3.35B	$4.46	13.03

Is B or NEM a better dividend stock?

Barrick Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Barrick Mining pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newmont pays out 22.4% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor B or NEM?

Newmont received 130 more outperform votes than Barrick Mining when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.15% of users gave Newmont an outperform vote while only 56.86% of users gave Barrick Mining an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barrick Mining	Outperform Votes 804 56.86%	Underperform Votes 610 43.14%
Newmont	Outperform Votes 934 63.15%	Underperform Votes 545 36.85%

Do analysts prefer B or NEM?

Barrick Mining presently has a consensus target price of $24.05, suggesting a potential upside of 16.19%. Newmont has a consensus target price of $57.68, suggesting a potential downside of 0.75%. Given Barrick Mining's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Barrick Mining is more favorable than Newmont.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Newmont	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Which has more risk and volatility, B or NEM?

Barrick Mining has a beta of 0.27, indicating that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of B or NEM?

90.8% of Barrick Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Newmont beats Barrick Mining on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.