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FNV vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, BTG, KGC, OR, PAAS, SA, SAND, and WPM

Should you be buying Franco-Nevada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franco-Nevada 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), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), and Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Franco-Nevada vs. Its Competitors

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

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.41, indicating that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Franco-Nevada has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Royal Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, 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
Franco-Nevada$1.11B26.71$552.10M$3.2048.25

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 10 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 14 mentions for Royal Gold. Franco-Nevada's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Royal Gold's score of 0.99 indicating that Franco-Nevada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Royal Gold
11 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Franco-Nevada
12 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $192.13, suggesting a potential upside of 24.14%. Franco-Nevada has a consensus target price of $172.13, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

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
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.57

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Franco-Nevada pays out 47.5% 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 increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years and Franco-Nevada has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Franco-Nevada's net margin of 50.39%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royal Gold52.15% 12.48% 11.52%
Franco-Nevada 50.39%11.40%10.82%

Summary

Royal Gold beats Franco-Nevada on 11 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

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FNV vs. The Competition

MetricFranco-NevadaMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$29.78B$7.76B$3.25B$20.85B
Dividend Yield0.98%1.51%5.16%3.65%
P/E Ratio48.2515.26101.4426.34
Price / Sales26.7115.7530,017,513,221,228,500.0059.22
Price / Cash35.2920.7923.8622.29
Price / Book4.963.596.004.66
Net Income$552.10M$318.68M$147.94M$994.58M
7 Day Performance-3.25%0.44%0.41%-0.29%
1 Month Performance-8.21%4.59%5.16%4.91%
1 Year Performance22.38%38.74%25.97%10.53%

Franco-Nevada Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FNV
Franco-Nevada
4.4696 of 5 stars
$154.40
-0.1%
$172.13
+11.5%
+21.2%$29.78B$1.11B48.2540Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.6446 of 5 stars
$159.82
-0.1%
$192.13
+20.2%
+11.1%$10.52B$719.40M26.4630High Trading Volume
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
4.67 of 5 stars
$119.61
-0.2%
$133.78
+11.8%
+57.2%$60.14B$8.29B25.4516,968Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.367 of 5 stars
$26.56
-0.2%
$30.38
+14.4%
+47.0%$11.16B$1.40B42.832,400Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
BTG
B2Gold
3.054 of 5 stars
$3.47
-0.6%
$4.21
+21.4%
+11.4%$4.59B$1.97B-7.234,690Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.8339 of 5 stars
$15.58
+0.2%
$17.00
+9.1%
+70.4%$19.11B$5.56B15.896,800Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
OR
OR Royalties
2.6739 of 5 stars
$27.41
-1.6%
$24.33
-11.2%
+48.8%$5.16B$191.16M161.2530Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.898 of 5 stars
$29.76
-1.9%
$30.60
+2.8%
+20.7%$10.77B$2.82B34.219,000Positive News
Analyst Forecast
SA
Seabridge Gold
0.0666 of 5 stars
$15.67
-0.2%
N/A+5.4%$1.58BN/A-156.7340
SAND
Sandstorm Gold
2.8561 of 5 stars
$9.81
-0.6%
$10.15
+3.5%
+65.9%$2.87B$176.28M98.0620Ex-Dividend
High Trading Volume
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.9789 of 5 stars
$91.44
+0.5%
$93.00
+1.7%
+45.1%$41.51B$1.28B67.2340Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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