Gold Fields (GFI) Competitors $33.40 -1.60 (-4.57%) As of 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GFI vs. AEM, B, WPM, 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), Barrick Mining (B), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), 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 Barrick Mining Wheaton Precious Metals Franco-Nevada Kinross Gold AngloGold Ashanti Alamos Gold Pan American Silver Harmony Gold Mining OR Royalties Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) 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 institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability and valuation. Is GFI or AEM a better dividend stock? Gold Fields pays an annual dividend of $0.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Gold Fields pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% 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. Gold Fields is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more volatility & risk, GFI or AEM? Gold Fields has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is GFI or AEM 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 Gold FieldsN/A N/A N/A Agnico Eagle Mines 30.63%13.79%9.66% Do analysts prefer GFI or AEM? Gold Fields presently has a consensus price target of $25.11, indicating a potential downside of 24.81%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $136.90, indicating a potential downside of 7.77%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Gold Fields.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gold Fields 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.13 Does the media prefer GFI or AEM? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 17 more articles in the media than Gold Fields. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 12 mentions for Gold Fields. Gold Fields' average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.11 indicating that Gold Fields is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gold Fields 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agnico Eagle Mines 19 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better valuation & earnings, GFI or AEM? 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 RatioGold Fields$6.56B4.56$1.25B$2.3514.21Agnico Eagle Mines$8.29B9.01$1.90B$5.8825.24 Do insiders and institutionals believe in GFI or AEM? 24.8% of Gold Fields shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of Gold Fields shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats Gold Fields on 14 of the 19 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$29.89B$9.34B$3.51B$21.30BDividend Yield1.84%1.57%5.07%3.50%P/E Ratio14.2125.82156.5729.44Price / Sales4.5615.7514,628.3064.27Price / Cash16.5027.0024.2218.29Price / Book4.794.236.225.30Net Income$1.25B$309.69M$150.35M$998.51M7 Day Performance4.05%4.44%2.20%0.12%1 Month Performance17.85%17.63%10.84%5.75%1 Year Performance146.40%71.49%44.10%14.88% Gold Fields Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GFIGold Fields3.6051 of 5 stars$33.40-4.6%$25.11-24.8%+154.5%$29.89B$6.56B14.216,560Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap DownAEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.0552 of 5 stars$136.67-0.4%$136.90+0.2%+88.0%$68.72B$9.66B23.2416,968Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeBBarrick Mining3.6418 of 5 stars$26.30+0.4%$24.77-5.8%+38.4%$44.87B$12.92B16.5426,800WPMWheaton Precious Metals4.3834 of 5 stars$95.550.0%$97.33+1.9%+71.8%$43.38B$1.66B55.2340Positive NewsFNVFranco-Nevada3.5323 of 5 stars$182.63-1.3%$178.88-2.1%+59.7%$35.19B$1.11B44.8740Positive NewsKGCKinross Gold4.5845 of 5 stars$19.74+0.7%$20.07+1.7%+153.7%$23.99B$5.15B15.926,800Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeAUAngloGold Ashanti2.5928 of 5 stars$54.45-0.3%$49.60-8.9%+106.0%$22.85B$5.79B14.4812,634Positive NewsGap DownAGIAlamos Gold3.3556 of 5 stars$28.41+0.0%$30.38+6.9%+74.0%$11.94B$1.35B34.232,400News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementPAASPan American Silver3.5703 of 5 stars$32.51-0.4%$31.40-3.4%+78.0%$11.76B$3.12B22.429,000Positive NewsHMYHarmony Gold Mining3.7623 of 5 stars$15.74-1.6%$12.20-22.5%+64.4%$9.99B$3.31B9.3143,667News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownOROR Royalties2.2708 of 5 stars$30.75-0.4%$24.33-20.9%+99.0%$5.79B$214.00M83.1230News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agnico Eagle Mines Alternatives Barrick Mining Alternatives Wheaton Precious Metals 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 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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