Barrick Mining (B) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer B or AEM?

Barrick Mining presently has a consensus price target of $24.77, suggesting a potential upside of 3.87%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $136.90, suggesting a potential upside of 2.41%. Given Barrick Mining's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Barrick Mining is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.21

Which has better earnings & valuation, B or AEM?

Barrick Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Agnico Eagle Mines. Barrick Mining 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
Barrick Mining	$12.92B	3.15	$2.14B	$1.33	17.93
Agnico Eagle Mines	$9.66B	6.96	$1.90B	$5.88	22.73

Does the media favor B or AEM?

In the previous week, Barrick Mining had 31 more articles in the media than Agnico Eagle Mines. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Barrick Mining and 28 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Barrick Mining's score of 0.58 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Mining	16 Very Positive mention(s)	10 Positive mention(s)	22 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is B or AEM more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 30.63% compared to Barrick Mining's net margin of 19.99%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Barrick Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Mining	19.99%	8.19%	5.73%
Agnico Eagle Mines	30.63%	13.79%	9.66%

Which has more volatility and risk, B or AEM?

Barrick Mining has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

90.8% of Barrick Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is B or AEM a better dividend stock?

Barrick Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Barrick Mining pays out 30.1% 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.

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Barrick Mining on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.