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

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), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), B2Gold (BTG), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (KGC), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Barrick Mining (B). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.

Newmont vs. Its Competitors

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

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% 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
Royal Gold52.15% 12.48% 11.52%
Newmont 30.50%17.86%9.90%

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
Royal Gold$719.40M13.97$332.02M$6.0425.27
Newmont$18.68B3.68$3.35B$5.5711.24

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newmont pays out 18.0% 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.

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Newmont shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Newmont had 32 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Newmont and 10 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Newmont's score of 1.06 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
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Newmont
26 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
8 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Royal Gold presently has a consensus target price of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 25.87%. Newmont has a consensus target price of $64.58, indicating a potential upside of 3.14%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Newmont.

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
Newmont
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.79

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

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.
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NEM vs. The Competition

MetricNewmontMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$68.21B$8.06B$3.18B$20.69B
Dividend Yield1.61%1.52%5.19%3.67%
P/E Ratio11.2443.13117.7729.07
Price / Sales3.6815.3030,017,513,221,196,900.0057.23
Price / Cash10.6620.8123.7822.84
Price / Book2.133.405.894.43
Net Income$3.35B$318.68M$148.55M$994.22M
7 Day Performance-4.78%-2.42%-3.19%-3.35%
1 Month Performance4.28%1.24%1.49%-2.05%
1 Year Performance29.07%48.74%28.80%10.15%

Newmont Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NEM
Newmont
4.7587 of 5 stars
$62.61
+0.8%
$64.58
+3.1%
+26.4%$68.21B$18.68B11.2422,200Trending News
Dividend Announcement
Gap Up
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.6474 of 5 stars
$151.77
-2.1%
$192.13
+26.6%
+11.0%$10.01B$719.40M25.1730Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
4.363 of 5 stars
$123.74
-2.4%
$136.90
+10.6%
+64.6%$62.32B$8.92B26.3716,968Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.5762 of 5 stars
$25.29
-2.3%
$30.38
+20.1%
+42.9%$10.64B$1.35B40.832,400Trending News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
AU
AngloGold Ashanti
2.3946 of 5 stars
$49.41
-1.5%
$45.08
-8.7%
+75.8%$20.77B$5.79B16.2712,634Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
BTG
B2Gold
3.3066 of 5 stars
$3.42
-1.6%
$4.31
+26.3%
+16.6%$4.52B$1.97B-7.114,690Gap Up
FNV
Franco-Nevada
3.6455 of 5 stars
$160.36
-1.5%
$172.13
+7.3%
+27.2%$30.93B$1.11B50.1740Gap Up
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.7502 of 5 stars
$15.70
-2.5%
$18.00
+14.7%
+77.0%$19.27B$5.15B16.036,800Earnings Report
Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.8757 of 5 stars
$28.46
-2.3%
$31.40
+10.3%
+22.3%$10.32B$2.99B32.789,000Positive News
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.6102 of 5 stars
$91.71
-2.4%
$93.00
+1.4%
+57.5%$41.69B$1.46B67.5340News Coverage
Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Revision
Gap Up
B
Barrick Mining
3.622 of 5 stars
$21.34
-1.9%
$24.41
+14.4%
+17.1%$36.43B$12.92B16.0626,800

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