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Iamgold (IAG) Competitors

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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 institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Royal Gold had 12 more articles in the media than Iamgold. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Royal Gold and 15 mentions for Iamgold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Iamgold's score of 0.60 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
4 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Royal Gold
17 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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

Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to Iamgold's net margin of 40.61%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 13.30% beat Iamgold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Iamgold40.61% 8.54% 5.37%
Royal Gold 56.24%13.30%12.32%

Iamgold currently has a consensus price target of $10.13, indicating a potential downside of 7.99%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $198.63, indicating a potential upside of 4.22%. 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)
5 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.90
Royal Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

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$1.63B3.88$819.60M$1.397.92
Royal Gold$719.40M17.44$332.02M$6.8227.95

Iamgold has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.43, indicating that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Royal Gold beats Iamgold on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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IAG vs. The Competition

MetricIamgoldMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.56B$10.53B$3.60B$21.51B
Dividend YieldN/A1.46%5.06%3.50%
P/E Ratio7.9226.10157.4129.83
Price / Sales3.8816.3817,998.5053.44
Price / Cash11.4229.9625.7424.76
Price / Book1.854.236.534.53
Net Income$819.60M$317.26M$149.17M$998.53M
7 Day Performance0.86%3.30%1.52%1.09%
1 Month Performance35.26%21.16%10.14%4.39%
1 Year Performance104.08%77.51%45.19%13.83%

Iamgold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IAG
Iamgold
3.8197 of 5 stars
$11.01
-3.5%
$10.13
-8.0%
+101.6%$6.56B$1.63B7.924,391
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.3044 of 5 stars
$186.43
+0.8%
$198.63
+6.5%
+35.1%$12.27B$719.40M27.3430Positive News
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
3.8331 of 5 stars
$154.46
+1.7%
$136.90
-11.4%
+84.9%$77.67B$8.29B26.2716,968Positive News
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.7688 of 5 stars
$32.82
+2.0%
$30.38
-7.5%
+52.8%$13.80B$1.35B39.552,400Positive News
EGO
Eldorado Gold
3.8241 of 5 stars
$26.34
+0.8%
$23.60
-10.4%
+53.7%$5.35B$1.32B13.234,800Positive News
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.3397 of 5 stars
$22.57
+2.1%
$20.07
-11.1%
+140.1%$27.43B$5.15B18.206,800Positive News
OR
OR Royalties
3.4069 of 5 stars
$35.07
+1.9%
$24.33
-30.6%
+95.0%$6.60B$191.16M94.7930Short Interest ↓
PAAS
Pan American Silver
4.5022 of 5 stars
$35.80
+3.5%
$32.20
-10.0%
+70.7%$12.95B$2.82B24.699,000
SA
Seabridge Gold
0.4668 of 5 stars
$17.95
+1.3%
N/A+10.4%$1.84BN/A-47.2540
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
4.1208 of 5 stars
$106.17
+1.9%
$97.33
-8.3%
+69.2%$48.20B$1.28B61.3740Positive News
EQX
Equinox Gold
3.9188 of 5 stars
$9.83
+0.5%
$35.00
+256.1%
N/A$7.47B$1.51B-163.813,692Short Interest ↓

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