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NEM vs. RGLD, AEM, AGI, BTG, FNV, KGC, PAAS, WPM, B, and GFI

Should you be buying Newmont stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Newmont include Royal Gold (RGLD), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Alamos Gold (AGI), B2Gold (BTG), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (KGC), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Barrick Mining (B), and Gold Fields (GFI). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Newmont vs. Its Competitors

Newmont (NYSE:NEM) 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 risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Newmont pays out 18.0% 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. Newmont is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Newmont had 29 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 46 mentions for Newmont and 17 mentions for Royal Gold. Newmont's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Royal Gold's score of 0.94 indicating that Newmont is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Newmont
36 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Royal Gold
8 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Newmont currently has a consensus price target of $77.56, indicating a potential downside of 9.00%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $198.63, indicating a potential upside of 3.06%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Newmont.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Newmont
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.62
Royal Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Newmont has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Newmont 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
Newmont$20.58B4.55$3.35B$5.5715.30
Royal Gold$719.40M17.64$332.02M$6.8228.26

68.8% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Newmont shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Royal Gold has a net margin of 56.24% compared to Newmont's net margin of 30.50%. Newmont's return on equity of 17.86% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Newmont30.50% 17.86% 9.90%
Royal Gold 56.24%13.30%12.32%

Newmont has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.41, suggesting that its stock price is 59% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NEM vs. The Competition

MetricNewmontMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$97.10B$11.77B$3.78B$22.09B
Dividend Yield1.15%1.26%5.04%3.59%
P/E Ratio15.3029.72157.7729.58
Price / Sales4.5520.0925,029.8265.04
Price / Cash15.1733.0826.7324.53
Price / Book3.195.557.204.61
Net Income$3.35B$318.11M$148.88M$1.01B
7 Day Performance-1.30%3.03%3.84%-0.46%
1 Month Performance12.20%18.83%13.88%2.30%
1 Year Performance61.63%114.91%64.55%14.51%

Newmont Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NEM
Newmont
4.3025 of 5 stars
$85.23
-3.6%
$77.56
-9.0%
+67.6%$97.10B$20.58B15.3022,200Positive News
Analyst Forecast
RGLD
Royal Gold
3.9313 of 5 stars
$204.77
+2.2%
$198.63
-3.0%
+49.0%$13.48B$719.40M30.0230Analyst Forecast
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
3.5688 of 5 stars
$171.49
+1.2%
$141.40
-17.5%
+117.0%$86.24B$8.29B29.1716,968Trending News
Analyst Forecast
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.3703 of 5 stars
$35.01
+3.0%
$31.17
-11.0%
+75.7%$14.73B$1.51B42.202,400Analyst Forecast
BTG
B2Gold
1.7051 of 5 stars
$5.35
+5.2%
$4.25
-20.5%
+77.5%$7.08B$2.17B-11.164,690Analyst Revision
FNV
Franco-Nevada
3.0477 of 5 stars
$222.10
+0.9%
$194.57
-12.4%
+77.5%$42.80B$1.33B54.5740Analyst Downgrade
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.0976 of 5 stars
$25.56
+2.1%
$21.07
-17.5%
+168.2%$30.98B$6.07B20.616,800Analyst Forecast
PAAS
Pan American Silver
4.5203 of 5 stars
$40.24
+3.0%
$34.50
-14.3%
+87.8%$16.98B$2.82B27.759,000Positive News
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
4.335 of 5 stars
$110.33
+0.6%
$109.75
-0.5%
+79.5%$50.09B$1.28B63.7840Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
B
Barrick Mining
4.4472 of 5 stars
$34.22
+0.8%
$33.33
-2.6%
+72.5%$58.19B$13.82B21.4926,800Analyst Forecast
GFI
Gold Fields
3.7626 of 5 stars
$42.58
+1.0%
$26.63
-37.5%
+184.0%$38.11B$5.20B18.126,560Analyst Downgrade

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This page (NYSE:NEM) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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