Sandstorm Gold (SAND) Competitors $8.41 +0.14 (+1.69%) As of 05/20/2025 03:58 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock SAND vs. HMY, PAAS, OR, BTG, EGO, IAG, SBSW, AG, SILV, and FSMShould you be buying Sandstorm Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Sandstorm Gold include Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), B2Gold (BTG), Eldorado Gold (EGO), IAMGOLD (IAG), Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW), First Majestic Silver (AG), SilverCrest Metals (SILV), and Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Sandstorm Gold vs. Harmony Gold Mining Pan American Silver Osisko Gold Royalties B2Gold Eldorado Gold IAMGOLD Sibanye Stillwater First Majestic Silver SilverCrest Metals Fortuna Silver Mines Harmony Gold Mining (NYSE:HMY) and Sandstorm Gold (NYSE:SAND) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking and dividends. Is HMY or SAND more profitable? Sandstorm Gold has a net margin of 8.11% compared to Harmony Gold Mining's net margin of 0.00%. Sandstorm Gold's return on equity of 0.98% beat Harmony Gold Mining's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Harmony Gold MiningN/A N/A N/A Sandstorm Gold 8.11%0.98%0.76% Does the MarketBeat Community favor HMY or SAND? Harmony Gold Mining received 245 more outperform votes than Sandstorm Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 46.77% of users gave Sandstorm Gold an outperform vote while only 46.05% of users gave Harmony Gold Mining an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHarmony Gold MiningOutperform Votes30346.05% Underperform Votes35553.95% Sandstorm GoldOutperform Votes5846.77% Underperform Votes6653.23% Do analysts recommend HMY or SAND? Harmony Gold Mining presently has a consensus price target of $8.40, suggesting a potential downside of 45.35%. Sandstorm Gold has a consensus price target of $9.25, suggesting a potential upside of 9.99%. Given Sandstorm Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Sandstorm Gold is more favorable than Harmony Gold Mining.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Harmony Gold Mining 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Sandstorm Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 Which has better earnings & valuation, HMY or SAND? Harmony Gold Mining has higher revenue and earnings than Sandstorm Gold. Harmony Gold Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sandstorm Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHarmony Gold Mining$67.11B0.15$459.40M$1.699.09Sandstorm Gold$183.54M13.43$41.72M$0.1084.10 Which has more risk & volatility, HMY or SAND? Harmony Gold Mining has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sandstorm Gold has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to HMY or SAND? In the previous week, Harmony Gold Mining had 3 more articles in the media than Sandstorm Gold. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Harmony Gold Mining and 6 mentions for Sandstorm Gold. Harmony Gold Mining's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Sandstorm Gold's score of 1.03 indicating that Harmony Gold Mining is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Harmony Gold Mining 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Sandstorm Gold 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is HMY or SAND a better dividend stock? Harmony Gold Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Sandstorm Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Harmony Gold Mining pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sandstorm Gold pays out 50.0% 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. Harmony Gold Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals believe in HMY or SAND? 31.8% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.0% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 16.0% of Harmony Gold Mining shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Sandstorm Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHarmony Gold Mining and Sandstorm Gold tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Sandstorm Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SAND 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SAND vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSandstorm GoldGold & silver ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.47B$4.36B$3.10B$19.70BDividend Yield0.68%2.09%5.08%3.84%P/E Ratio168.2326.4674.3435.13Price / Sales13.4310.7226,914,679,906,498,300.0034.12Price / Cash16.4521.4524.3617.51Price / Book1.723.335.214.78Net Income$41.72M$8.61M$154.55M$1.02B7 Day Performance4.34%6.51%1.56%1.62%1 Month Performance-0.83%0.29%4.65%13.00%1 Year Performance38.78%25.90%15.15%5.59% Sandstorm Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SANDSandstorm Gold1.8692 of 5 stars$8.41+1.7%$9.25+10.0%+39.9%$2.47B$183.54M168.2320Analyst UpgradeGap DownHMYHarmony Gold Mining3.6037 of 5 stars$14.75+2.0%$8.40-43.1%+52.2%$9.36B$67.11B8.7347,400Positive NewsPAASPan American Silver4.596 of 5 stars$23.20+2.0%$29.50+27.2%+6.2%$8.40B$2.99B72.5013,000Positive NewsGap DownOROsisko Gold Royalties1.4656 of 5 stars$23.83+2.1%$23.00-3.5%+45.7%$4.46B$201.03M264.7830Positive NewsGap DownBTGB2Gold3.8801 of 5 stars$3.05+3.4%$4.21+38.1%N/A$4.03B$1.97B-6.354,690Positive NewsGap DownEGOEldorado Gold4.0537 of 5 stars$18.49+3.6%$21.70+17.4%+17.1%$3.80B$1.42B13.214,600IAGIAMGOLD4.1498 of 5 stars$6.40+1.6%$7.74+21.0%+46.1%$3.68B$1.77B4.415,360Gap DownSBSWSibanye Stillwater1.3374 of 5 stars$4.84+1.9%$5.05+4.3%-3.0%$3.42B$112.13B9.3185,000News CoveragePositive NewsGap UpAGFirst Majestic Silver2.7005 of 5 stars$5.69+1.4%$8.75+53.8%-25.8%$2.76B$703.06M-16.265,290Dividend AnnouncementSILVSilverCrest Metals0.6238 of 5 stars$11.55flat$9.00-22.1%N/A$1.72B$245.13M20.26840FSMFortuna Silver Mines1.9107 of 5 stars$5.54+2.8%$7.00+26.4%-4.3%$1.70B$1.15B69.264,980Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Harmony Gold Mining Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Osisko Gold Royalties Competitors B2Gold Competitors Eldorado Gold Competitors IAMGOLD Competitors Sibanye Stillwater Competitors First Majestic Silver Competitors SilverCrest Metals Competitors Fortuna Silver Mines Competitors 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:SAND) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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