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IAG vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, EGO, KGC, OR, PAAS, SA, WPM, and EQX

Should you be buying Iamgold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Iamgold include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Kinross Gold (KGC), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Equinox Gold (EQX). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Iamgold vs. Its Competitors

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, Iamgold had 12 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Iamgold and 8 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.35 beat Iamgold's score of 0.89 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Iamgold
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Royal Gold
6 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

47.1% of Iamgold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Iamgold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Iamgold has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Iamgold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Iamgold$1.63B2.47$819.60M$1.414.98
Royal Gold$719.40M14.18$332.02M$6.0425.66

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Iamgold's net margin of 45.42%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Iamgold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Iamgold45.42% 9.26% 5.59%
Royal Gold 52.15%12.48%11.52%

Iamgold has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Iamgold currently has a consensus target price of $8.53, suggesting a potential upside of 21.42%. Royal Gold has a consensus target price of $192.13, suggesting a potential upside of 23.96%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Iamgold.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Iamgold
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.89
Royal Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.71

Summary

Royal Gold beats Iamgold on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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IAG vs. The Competition

MetricIamgoldMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$4.05B$8.08B$3.29B$21.11B
Dividend YieldN/A1.46%5.15%3.60%
P/E Ratio4.9845.23113.9128.44
Price / Sales2.4715.8629,967,650,242,439,600.0058.68
Price / Cash7.0521.3323.9222.92
Price / Book1.183.586.084.69
Net Income$819.60M$318.68M$147.58M$995.51M
7 Day Performance1.66%4.36%1.91%1.65%
1 Month Performance-4.73%9.35%6.33%4.54%
1 Year Performance79.21%51.37%30.45%9.99%

Iamgold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IAG
Iamgold
4.0869 of 5 stars
$7.03
-0.4%
$8.53
+21.4%
+79.4%$4.05B$1.63B4.984,391Analyst Revision
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.6143 of 5 stars
$157.48
+1.8%
$192.13
+22.0%
+14.5%$10.37B$719.40M26.0730Positive News
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
4.1822 of 5 stars
$122.69
+4.2%
$136.90
+11.6%
+73.8%$61.69B$8.29B26.1016,968Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.2545 of 5 stars
$25.74
+3.4%
$30.38
+18.0%
+58.5%$10.82B$1.40B41.512,400Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
EGO
Eldorado Gold
4.3673 of 5 stars
$20.42
+3.4%
$23.60
+15.6%
+32.0%$4.16B$1.32B12.844,800Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.836 of 5 stars
$15.95
+4.0%
$18.00
+12.9%
+88.9%$19.56B$5.56B16.276,800Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
OR
OR Royalties
2.2186 of 5 stars
$27.84
+1.6%
$24.33
-12.6%
+63.5%$5.24B$191.16M163.7430Analyst Revision
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.1967 of 5 stars
$29.49
+5.0%
$31.40
+6.5%
+36.1%$10.67B$2.82B33.909,000Analyst Revision
SA
Seabridge Gold
0.0188 of 5 stars
$16.36
+4.1%
N/A+5.1%$1.67BN/A-163.6040
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.9344 of 5 stars
$91.34
+3.4%
$93.00
+1.8%
+60.0%$41.46B$1.28B67.1640Positive News
Analyst Revision
EQX
Equinox Gold
4.1953 of 5 stars
$6.45
+2.7%
$35.00
+442.6%
N/A$4.88B$1.51B12.903,692

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This page (NYSE:IAG) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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