Kinross Gold (KGC) Competitors

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility & risk, KGC or RGLD?

Kinross Gold has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.43, suggesting that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is KGC or RGLD more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to Kinross Gold's net margin of 25.18%. Kinross Gold's return on equity of 20.04% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinross Gold	25.18%	20.04%	13.11%
Royal Gold	56.24%	13.30%	12.32%

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

63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold 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 preferable valuation and earnings, KGC or RGLD?

Kinross Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Kinross Gold 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
Kinross Gold	$5.15B	5.28	$948.80M	$1.24	18.04
Royal Gold	$719.40M	16.93	$332.02M	$6.82	27.13

Is KGC or RGLD a better dividend stock?

Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Kinross Gold pays out 9.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% 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. Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate KGC or RGLD?

Kinross Gold currently has a consensus price target of $20.07, suggesting a potential downside of 10.28%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $198.63, suggesting a potential upside of 7.36%. Given Royal Gold's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Kinross Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinross Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.91
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Does the media favor KGC or RGLD?

In the previous week, Kinross Gold had 12 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Kinross Gold and 9 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat Kinross Gold's score of 1.01 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinross Gold	13 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Gold	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kinross Gold beats Royal Gold on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.