McEwen (MUX) Competitors $10.86 -0.09 (-0.83%) Closing price 08/22/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$10.88 +0.02 (+0.16%) As of 08/22/2025 06:41 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MUX vs. AEM, AG, AGI, FSM, PAAS, SA, WPM, EQX, SVM, and MAGShould you be buying McEwen stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of McEwen include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), First Majestic Silver (AG), Alamos Gold (AGI), Fortuna Mining (FSM), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Seabridge Gold (SA), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Equinox Gold (EQX), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), and MAG Silver (MAG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. McEwen vs. Its Competitors Agnico Eagle Mines First Majestic Silver Alamos Gold Fortuna Mining Pan American Silver Seabridge Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Equinox Gold Silvercorp Metals MAG Silver Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and McEwen (NYSE:MUX) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends. Which has more risk and volatility, AEM or MUX? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, McEwen has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AEM or MUX more profitable? Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 30.63% compared to McEwen's net margin of -8.05%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat McEwen's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agnico Eagle Mines30.63% 13.79% 9.66% McEwen -8.05%-2.76%-1.94% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AEM or MUX? 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.0% of McEwen shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.1% of McEwen shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, AEM or MUX? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than McEwen. McEwen is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgnico Eagle Mines$8.29B8.32$1.90B$5.8823.32McEwen$174.48M3.37-$43.69M-$0.25-43.44 Do analysts recommend AEM or MUX? Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus price target of $136.90, suggesting a potential downside of 0.14%. McEwen has a consensus price target of $14.83, suggesting a potential upside of 36.60%. Given McEwen's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe McEwen is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.21McEwen 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20 Does the media prefer AEM or MUX? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 22 more articles in the media than McEwen. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 3 mentions for McEwen. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat McEwen's score of 0.95 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agnico Eagle Mines 17 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive McEwen 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats McEwen on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get McEwen News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MUX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MUX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MUX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricMcEwenMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$587.60M$6.46B$3.44B$21.29BDividend YieldN/A1.82%5.14%3.52%P/E Ratio-43.4416.47112.5029.06Price / Sales3.37549.4631,167,046,552,230,700.0055.22Price / CashN/A31.1424.1518.24Price / Book1.168.766.144.70Net Income-$43.69M$292.30M$150.51M$992.19M7 Day Performance6.57%0.74%1.47%2.67%1 Month Performance-5.53%1.22%2.99%2.35%1 Year Performance14.55%40.32%33.65%10.76% McEwen Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MUXMcEwen2.6523 of 5 stars$10.86-0.8%$14.83+36.6%+14.5%$587.60M$174.48M-43.44430AEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.4084 of 5 stars$133.53+0.1%$136.90+2.5%+65.6%$67.05B$9.66B22.7116,968News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionAGFirst Majestic Silver1.6149 of 5 stars$8.80-0.6%$9.63+9.4%+55.3%$4.31B$560.60M-879.123,818AGIAlamos Gold3.1643 of 5 stars$26.15+0.6%$30.38+16.2%+44.6%$10.93B$1.35B31.512,400News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓FSMFortuna Mining3.173 of 5 stars$7.20-1.4%$8.00+11.1%+55.9%$2.24B$1.06B14.402,327News CoveragePositive NewsPAASPan American Silver3.525 of 5 stars$31.74+0.4%$31.40-1.1%+53.0%$11.48B$3.12B21.899,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeSASeabridge Gold0.2975 of 5 stars$16.88+1.0%N/A-9.6%$1.71BN/A-44.4240News CoveragePositive NewsWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.4629 of 5 stars$93.44-1.0%$97.33+4.2%+53.8%$42.83B$1.28B54.0140News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionEQXEquinox Gold3.9463 of 5 stars$7.97-0.1%$35.00+339.1%+35.2%$6.06B$1.51B-132.813,692News CoverageSVMSilvercorp Metals3.3934 of 5 stars$4.59+0.2%$5.93+29.1%+19.1%$1.00B$298.89M17.651,190Analyst RevisionMAGMAG SilverN/A$23.05+57.2%N/A+75.0%$2.39BN/A23.2810 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AEM Alternatives AG Alternatives AGI Alternatives FSM Alternatives PAAS Alternatives SA Alternatives WPM Alternatives EQX Alternatives SVM Alternatives MAG 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:MUX) was last updated on 8/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs This Stock the 'Next Nvidia'?'AI Bottleneck' Now Threatens Entire Magnificent 7 A new critical failure has appeared in the AI market, an...Altimetry | Sponsored[No Brainer Gold Play]: “Show me a better investment.”A Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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