Kinross Gold (KGC) Competitors $23.52 +0.45 (+1.93%) Closing price 10/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$23.93 +0.41 (+1.76%) As of 09:00 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock KGC vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, BTG, EGO, OR, PAAS, SAND, WPM, and BShould you be buying Kinross Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinross Gold include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), B2Gold (BTG), Eldorado Gold (EGO), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Barrick Mining (B). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Kinross Gold vs. Its Competitors Royal Gold Agnico Eagle Mines Alamos Gold B2Gold Eldorado Gold OR Royalties Pan American Silver Sandstorm Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Barrick Mining Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and analyst recommendations. Is RGLD or KGC a better dividend stock? Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Royal Gold pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kinross Gold pays out 9.7% 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 recommend RGLD or KGC? Royal Gold currently has a consensus price target of $214.11, suggesting a potential upside of 16.63%. Kinross Gold has a consensus price target of $25.69, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Kinross Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Gold 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80Kinross Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.14 Which has more risk & volatility, RGLD or KGC? Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, meaning that its share price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinross Gold has a beta of 0.64, meaning that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is RGLD or KGC 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 Royal Gold56.24% 13.30% 12.32% Kinross Gold 25.18%20.04%13.11% Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RGLD or KGC? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Gold$719.40M16.80$332.02M$6.8226.92Kinross Gold$5.15B5.54$948.80M$1.2418.96 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of RGLD or KGC? 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to RGLD or KGC? In the previous week, Royal Gold had 18 more articles in the media than Kinross Gold. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Royal Gold and 17 mentions for Kinross Gold. Kinross Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Royal Gold's score of 0.99 indicating that Kinross Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Gold 12 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Kinross Gold 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryKinross Gold beats Royal Gold on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kinross Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KGC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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.Skip Chart KGC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKinross GoldMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$27.97B$10.97B$3.68B$21.97BDividend Yield0.52%1.35%5.06%3.62%P/E Ratio18.9628.8021.2332.44Price / Sales5.5419.5921,082.9879.67Price / Cash14.2829.7126.3124.33Price / Book4.135.296.954.60Net Income$948.80M$318.11M$148.62M$1.02B7 Day Performance-14.74%-12.60%-4.61%0.53%1 Month Performance-3.87%2.91%5.54%-0.49%1 Year Performance119.56%84.04%51.62%11.60% Kinross Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KGCKinross Gold4.4715 of 5 stars$23.52+1.9%$25.69+9.2%+119.6%$27.97B$5.15B18.966,800Positive NewsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownRGLDRoyal Gold4.4801 of 5 stars$199.47+2.6%$203.00+1.8%+19.0%$13.13B$799.48M29.2530Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap DownAEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.2296 of 5 stars$172.11+4.7%$162.10-5.8%+85.6%$86.54B$9.66B29.2716,968Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.8137 of 5 stars$34.78+5.2%$31.17-10.4%+48.9%$14.63B$1.35B41.912,400Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionGap DownBTGB2Gold3.3371 of 5 stars$5.31+4.5%$6.25+17.7%+50.1%$7.03B$2.17B-11.064,690Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownEGOEldorado Gold3.8694 of 5 stars$28.75+4.2%$26.40-8.2%+40.4%$5.84B$1.58B14.454,800News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionOROR Royalties2.3988 of 5 stars$38.83+3.1%$33.00-15.0%+64.2%$7.31B$214.00M104.9530Options VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownPAASPan American Silver4.2953 of 5 stars$40.82+6.0%$38.50-5.7%+38.7%$17.23B$3.12B28.159,000Options VolumeGap DownSANDSandstorm Gold1.6235 of 5 stars$12.47+2.9%$10.15-18.6%+87.4%$3.68B$193.59M103.8820Short Interest ↑WPMWheaton Precious Metals4.7899 of 5 stars$109.07+3.4%$114.50+5.0%+41.7%$49.51B$1.66B63.0540Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionBBarrick Mining4.8566 of 5 stars$33.39+2.0%$38.10+14.1%+48.6%$56.86B$12.92B21.0026,800Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RGLD Alternatives AEM Alternatives AGI Alternatives BTG Alternatives EGO Alternatives OR Alternatives PAAS Alternatives SAND Alternatives WPM Alternatives B Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:KGC) was last updated on 10/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersRobinhood warningA strange chasm is coming to Wall Street... 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