Gold Fields (GFI) Competitors $24.08 +0.35 (+1.47%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GFI vs. AEM, WPM, B, FNV, KGC, AU, AGI, PAAS, HMY, and ORShould you be buying Gold Fields stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gold Fields include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Barrick Mining (B), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (KGC), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), and OR Royalties (OR). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Gold Fields vs. Its Competitors Agnico Eagle Mines Wheaton Precious Metals Barrick Mining Franco-Nevada Kinross Gold AngloGold Ashanti Alamos Gold Pan American Silver Harmony Gold Mining OR Royalties Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations. Which has more volatility & risk, AEM or GFI? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold Fields has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer AEM or GFI? Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus target price of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.85%. Gold Fields has a consensus target price of $19.70, suggesting a potential downside of 18.19%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Gold Fields.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.15Gold Fields 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Is AEM or GFI more profitable? Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 26.48% compared to Gold Fields' net margin of 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 12.09% beat Gold Fields' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agnico Eagle Mines26.48% 12.09% 8.38% Gold Fields N/A N/A N/A Which has preferable earnings & valuation, AEM or GFI? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Gold Fields. Gold Fields is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgnico Eagle Mines$8.29B7.22$1.90B$4.7025.28Gold Fields$5.20B4.14$1.25B$2.3510.25 Is AEM or GFI a better dividend stock? Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Gold Fields pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gold Fields pays out 26.4% 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. Gold Fields is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor AEM or GFI? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 19 more articles in the media than Gold Fields. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 6 mentions for Gold Fields. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Gold Fields' score of 0.56 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agnico Eagle Mines 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gold Fields 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AEM or GFI? 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Gold Fields shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of Gold Fields shares are held 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. SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats Gold Fields on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gold Fields News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GFI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GFI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart GFI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGold FieldsMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$21.24B$7.77B$3.27B$20.52BDividend Yield2.60%1.50%5.18%3.76%P/E RatioN/A48.1792.1827.84Price / Sales4.1413.9527,136,382,376,933,200.0037.43Price / Cash11.7020.3623.8121.79Price / Book4.013.485.904.55Net Income$1.25B$313.25M$150.74M$984.95M7 Day Performance0.25%3.42%2.32%3.58%1 Month Performance-4.60%2.49%6.31%6.04%1 Year Performance61.23%55.26%26.48%14.49% Gold Fields Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GFIGold Fields3.2938 of 5 stars$24.08+1.5%$19.70-18.2%+59.4%$21.24B$5.20B0.006,560Positive NewsAEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.2714 of 5 stars$119.02+2.5%$130.50+9.6%+81.2%$59.91B$8.92B25.3211,800Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.3017 of 5 stars$89.91+3.0%$92.75+3.2%+71.8%$40.81B$1.46B66.1140Positive NewsBBarrick Mining4.3966 of 5 stars$20.80+1.7%$24.05+15.6%+25.8%$35.66B$12.92B15.6421,300Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeFNVFranco-Nevada3.4144 of 5 stars$164.35+1.9%$169.63+3.2%+39.0%$31.66B$1.11B51.3640Positive NewsKGCKinross Gold4.4107 of 5 stars$15.63+5.1%$17.00+8.8%+88.5%$19.17B$5.15B15.9537,369Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionAUAngloGold Ashanti3.0605 of 5 stars$45.67+4.1%$43.08-5.7%+82.6%$19.17B$5.79B15.0212,634Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.2037 of 5 stars$26.61+4.0%$30.38+14.1%+71.2%$11.18B$1.35B42.922,400News CoveragePAASPan American Silver3.3228 of 5 stars$28.39+2.4%$30.60+7.8%+44.8%$10.27B$2.99B32.639,000HMYHarmony Gold Mining3.4561 of 5 stars$13.97+4.3%$8.40-39.9%+52.3%$8.87B$3.31B8.2743,667OROR Royalties1.8475 of 5 stars$25.70+2.7%$23.00-10.5%+65.3%$4.83B$201.03M151.1830 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agnico Eagle Mines Alternatives Wheaton Precious Metals Alternatives Barrick Mining Alternatives Franco-Nevada Alternatives Kinross Gold Alternatives AngloGold Ashanti Alternatives Alamos Gold Alternatives Pan American Silver Alternatives Harmony Gold Mining Alternatives OR Royalties Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:GFI) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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