Barrick Mining (B) Competitors

Barrick Mining (NYSE:B) and Newmont (NYSE:NEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Is B or NEM a better dividend stock?

Barrick Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Barrick Mining pays out 30.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newmont pays out 22.4% 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.

Does the media favor B or NEM?

In the previous week, Newmont had 9 more articles in the media than Barrick Mining. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Newmont and 21 mentions for Barrick Mining. Newmont's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Barrick Mining's score of 0.83 indicating that Newmont is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Mining	14 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newmont	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer B or NEM?

Barrick Mining presently has a consensus target price of $24.05, suggesting a potential upside of 14.31%. Newmont has a consensus target price of $58.38, suggesting a potential downside of 0.56%. Given Barrick Mining's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Barrick Mining is more favorable than Newmont.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Newmont	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.59

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in B or NEM?

90.8% of Barrick Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Newmont shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, B or NEM?

Newmont has higher revenue and earnings than Barrick Mining. Newmont is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrick Mining, 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
Barrick Mining	$12.92B	2.79	$2.14B	$1.33	15.82
Newmont	$18.68B	3.50	$3.35B	$4.46	13.16

Which has more volatility and risk, B or NEM?

Barrick Mining has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is B or NEM more profitable?

Newmont has a net margin of 25.77% compared to Barrick Mining's net margin of 17.46%. Newmont's return on equity of 15.75% beat Barrick Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Mining	17.46%	7.51%	5.25%
Newmont	25.77%	15.75%	8.52%

Summary

Newmont beats Barrick Mining on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.