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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 large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newmont pays out 22.4% 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 raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Newmont is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont 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 52.15% compared to Newmont's net margin of 25.77%. Newmont's return on equity of 15.75% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royal Gold52.15% 12.48% 11.52%
Newmont 25.77%15.75%8.52%

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$719.40M14.64$332.02M$6.0426.48
Newmont$18.68B3.58$3.35B$4.4613.48

Royal Gold currently has a consensus target price of $192.13, suggesting a potential upside of 20.11%. Newmont has a consensus target price of $61.45, suggesting a potential upside of 2.20%. Given Royal Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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)
8 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

In the previous week, Newmont had 15 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Newmont and 25 mentions for Royal Gold. Newmont's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Royal Gold's score of 0.69 indicating that Newmont 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)
7 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Newmont
21 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NEM vs. The Competition

MetricNewmontMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$66.53B$7.84B$3.30B$20.79B
Dividend Yield1.67%1.50%5.14%3.71%
P/E Ratio13.4844.9292.7527.89
Price / Sales3.5815.2331,218,733,196,606,800.0042.50
Price / Cash10.2620.5023.8722.63
Price / Book2.253.646.074.57
Net Income$3.35B$318.68M$147.90M$988.81M
7 Day Performance0.43%2.34%2.29%0.20%
1 Month Performance7.47%4.17%6.55%3.93%
1 Year Performance26.54%54.52%26.87%10.27%

Newmont Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NEM
Newmont
4.8123 of 5 stars
$60.12
+0.6%
$61.45
+2.2%
+27.5%$66.53B$18.68B13.4822,200Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
RGLD
Royal Gold
4.4131 of 5 stars
$166.11
-7.6%
$192.13
+15.7%
+17.7%$10.92B$763.93M27.4730News Coverage
High Trading Volume
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
4.6787 of 5 stars
$121.63
+1.3%
$130.50
+7.3%
+60.6%$61.15B$8.29B25.8516,968
AGI
Alamos Gold
3.3738 of 5 stars
$27.59
+2.2%
$30.38
+10.1%
+51.9%$11.58B$1.35B44.442,400News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Analyst Revision
AU
AngloGold Ashanti
2.1217 of 5 stars
$47.32
+1.3%
$43.42
-8.3%
+62.4%$19.87B$5.79B15.5712,634
BTG
B2Gold
2.2317 of 5 stars
$3.66
-0.1%
$4.21
+15.3%
+16.9%$4.83B$1.97B-7.614,690
FNV
Franco-Nevada
3.785 of 5 stars
$165.51
+0.3%
$172.13
+4.0%
+25.2%$31.86B$1.11B51.6840Positive News
KGC
Kinross Gold
4.5751 of 5 stars
$15.94
+0.5%
$17.00
+6.7%
+69.3%$19.54B$5.15B16.256,800
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.0768 of 5 stars
$29.07
-0.5%
$30.60
+5.3%
+26.4%$10.51B$2.82B33.389,000Positive News
Gap Up
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
4.3868 of 5 stars
$92.09
+1.7%
$93.00
+1.0%
+53.6%$41.76B$1.28B67.6540Positive News
B
Barrick Mining
3.4332 of 5 stars
$21.57
+0.5%
$24.05
+11.5%
+17.0%$36.93B$12.92B16.2026,800Trending News

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