BG vs. GFI, SQM, IP, ALB, SUZ, EMN, CF, X, CLF, and MOS
Should you be buying Bunge Global stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bunge Global include Gold Fields (GFI), Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM), International Paper (IP), Albemarle (ALB), Suzano (SUZ), Eastman Chemical (EMN), CF Industries (CF), United States Steel (X), Cleveland-Cliffs (CLF), and Mosaic (MOS). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) and Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Bunge Global had 7 more articles in the media than Gold Fields. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Bunge Global and 7 mentions for Gold Fields. Gold Fields' average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Bunge Global's score of 0.55 indicating that Bunge Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Gold Fields currently has a consensus target price of $13.67, suggesting a potential downside of 5.16%. Bunge Global has a consensus target price of $119.44, suggesting a potential upside of 23.52%. Given Gold Fields' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bunge Global is more favorable than Gold Fields.
Bunge Global received 317 more outperform votes than Gold Fields when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.08% of users gave Bunge Global an outperform vote while only 54.33% of users gave Gold Fields an outperform vote.
Bunge Global has higher revenue and earnings than Gold Fields.
Gold Fields pays an annual dividend of $0.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Bunge Global pays an annual dividend of $2.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Bunge Global pays out 17.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gold Fields has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Bunge Global has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Bunge Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
21.0% of Gold Fields shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 84.9% of Bunge Global shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of Gold Fields shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Bunge Global shares are held 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.
Bunge Global has a net margin of 3.77% compared to Bunge Global's net margin of 0.00%. Gold Fields' return on equity of 18.30% beat Bunge Global's return on equity.
Gold Fields has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bunge Global has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Bunge Global beats Gold Fields on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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