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EGO vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, BTG, KGC, OR, PAAS, SA, WPM, and EQX

Should you be buying Eldorado Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Eldorado Gold include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), B2Gold (BTG), Kinross Gold (KGC), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Equinox Gold (EQX). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Eldorado Gold vs. Its Competitors

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Eldorado Gold (NYSE:EGO) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Royal Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eldorado Gold. Eldorado Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Royal Gold$719.40M14.16$332.02M$6.0425.62
Eldorado Gold$1.42B2.83$289.12M$1.5912.42

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Eldorado Gold's net margin of 23.10%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Eldorado Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royal Gold52.15% 12.48% 11.52%
Eldorado Gold 23.10%8.41%5.69%

In the previous week, Eldorado Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Eldorado Gold and 13 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Eldorado Gold's score of 1.14 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Royal Gold
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Eldorado Gold
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Eldorado Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Eldorado Gold shares are held 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.

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eldorado Gold has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $192.13, suggesting a potential upside of 24.14%. Eldorado Gold has a consensus target price of $23.60, suggesting a potential upside of 19.55%. Given Royal Gold's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Eldorado Gold.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Royal Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71
Eldorado Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Eldorado Gold pays an annual dividend of ($99.9990) per share and has a dividend yield of -506.6%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eldorado Gold pays out -6,289.2% 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. Royal Gold has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Royal Gold beats Eldorado Gold on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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EGO vs. The Competition

MetricEldorado GoldMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.10B$7.59B$3.25B$20.81B
Dividend YieldN/A1.51%5.16%3.65%
P/E Ratio12.4245.87106.5227.58
Price / Sales2.8315.7129,917,952,646,697,100.0058.70
Price / Cash7.1720.7923.8622.29
Price / Book1.043.596.004.66
Net Income$289.12M$318.68M$147.94M$995.72M
7 Day Performance-3.57%0.44%0.44%-0.30%
1 Month Performance-5.77%4.61%5.39%4.90%
1 Year Performance20.07%47.97%26.75%11.14%

Eldorado Gold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EGO
Eldorado Gold
4.3628 of 5 stars
$19.74
-1.9%
$23.60
+19.6%
+18.1%$4.10B$1.42B12.424,800News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.6478 of 5 stars
$168.24
-6.4%
$192.13
+14.2%
+11.6%$11.84B$719.40M27.8530Positive News
High Trading Volume
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
4.6615 of 5 stars
$122.18
+1.8%
$130.50
+6.8%
+57.1%$60.43B$8.29B26.0016,968Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.3799 of 5 stars
$27.74
+2.8%
$30.38
+9.5%
+45.2%$11.34B$1.35B44.742,400Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BTG
B2Gold
3.2416 of 5 stars
$3.68
+0.5%
$4.21
+14.5%
+11.7%$4.84B$1.97B-7.674,690Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.825 of 5 stars
$16.06
+1.3%
$17.00
+5.9%
+71.6%$19.46B$5.15B16.396,800News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
OR
OR Royalties
2.3403 of 5 stars
$27.25
+4.7%
$24.33
-10.7%
+51.2%$4.89B$191.16M160.2930News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.8959 of 5 stars
$29.35
+0.5%
$30.60
+4.3%
+22.5%$10.57B$2.82B33.749,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SA
Seabridge Gold
0.0848 of 5 stars
$15.43
+1.4%
N/A+5.8%$1.53BN/A-154.3040
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.9609 of 5 stars
$92.62
+2.3%
$93.00
+0.4%
+44.9%$41.11B$1.28B68.1040Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
EQX
Equinox Gold
4.3157 of 5 stars
$5.90
+1.7%
$35.00
+493.2%
N/A$4.39B$1.51B11.803,692News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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