Iamgold (IAG) Competitors

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

Is RGLD or IAG more profitable?

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
Royal Gold	56.24%	13.30%	12.32%
Iamgold	40.61%	8.54%	5.37%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RGLD or IAG?

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, RGLD or IAG?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Gold	$719.40M	15.69	$332.02M	$6.82	25.14
Iamgold	$1.63B	2.87	$819.60M	$1.39	5.86

Which has more volatility and risk, RGLD or IAG?

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iamgold has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer RGLD or IAG?

Royal Gold currently has a consensus price target of $198.63, indicating a potential upside of 15.85%. Iamgold has a consensus price target of $8.53, indicating a potential upside of 4.79%. 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
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Iamgold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Does the media favor RGLD or IAG?

In the previous week, Iamgold had 1 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Iamgold and 17 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Iamgold's score of 0.59 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Gold	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Iamgold	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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