Gold Fields (GFI) Competitors

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AEM or GFI?

68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.8% of Gold Fields shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 36.8% of Gold Fields shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AEM or GFI more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 30.63% compared to Gold Fields' net margin of 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Gold Fields' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agnico Eagle Mines	30.63%	13.79%	9.66%
Gold Fields	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, AEM or GFI?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gold Fields has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate AEM or GFI?

Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus target price of $136.90, suggesting a potential upside of 3.17%. Gold Fields has a consensus target price of $22.36, suggesting a potential downside of 24.92%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly 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)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.21
Gold Fields	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media refer more to AEM or GFI?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 33 more articles in the media than Gold Fields. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 7 mentions for Gold Fields. Gold Fields' average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.18 indicating that Gold Fields is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agnico Eagle Mines	28 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gold Fields	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 1.2%. Gold Fields pays an annual dividend of $0.62 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% 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.

Which has better 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agnico Eagle Mines	$8.29B	8.05	$1.90B	$5.88	22.57
Gold Fields	$5.20B	5.12	$1.25B	$2.35	12.67

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Gold Fields on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.