CGAU vs. AEM, AGI, BTG, EGO, HL, KGC, PAAS, SA, WPM, and SVM
Should you be buying Centerra Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centerra Gold include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), B2Gold (BTG), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Hecla Mining (HL), Kinross Gold (KGC), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Silvercorp Metals (SVM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Centerra Gold vs. Its Competitors
Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 25 more articles in the media than Centerra Gold. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 8 mentions for Centerra Gold. Centerra Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.16 indicating that Centerra Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 30.63% compared to Centerra Gold's net margin of 6.21%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Centerra Gold's return on equity.
Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus target price of $136.90, indicating a potential downside of 5.08%. Centerra Gold has a consensus target price of $13.00, indicating a potential upside of 59.22%. Given Centerra Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centerra Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.
68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.4% of Centerra Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Centerra Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Centerra Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centerra Gold pays out 60.6% 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.
Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Centerra Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centerra Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerra Gold has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Agnico Eagle Mines beats Centerra Gold on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CGAU) was last updated on 9/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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