CGAU vs. BTG, OR, EGO, SBSW, AG, SAND, SILV, FSM, GATO, and EXK
Should you be buying Centerra Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Centerra Gold include B2Gold (BTG), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW), First Majestic Silver (AG), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), SilverCrest Metals (SILV), Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM), Gatos Silver (GATO), and Endeavour Silver (EXK). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
Centerra Gold vs.
Centerra Gold (NYSE:CGAU) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.
Centerra Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Centerra Gold pays out 43.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B2Gold pays out -28.6% 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. B2Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Centerra Gold. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Centerra Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, B2Gold had 5 more articles in the media than Centerra Gold. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for B2Gold and 2 mentions for Centerra Gold. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Centerra Gold's score of 0.54 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Centerra Gold received 13 more outperform votes than B2Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 40.00% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote while only 23.17% of users gave Centerra Gold an outperform vote.
Centerra Gold has a net margin of 8.31% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -38.42%. Centerra Gold's return on equity of 10.34% beat B2Gold's return on equity.
Centerra Gold has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Centerra Gold currently has a consensus price target of $11.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.22%. B2Gold has a consensus price target of $4.12, suggesting a potential upside of 47.82%. Given Centerra Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Centerra Gold is more favorable than B2Gold.
55.4% of Centerra Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Centerra Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by company 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
B2Gold beats Centerra Gold on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:CGAU) was last updated on 12/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff