Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) Competitors

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Wheaton Precious Metals (NYSE:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to AEM or WPM?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 8 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 11 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.12 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agnico Eagle Mines	15 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wheaton Precious Metals	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AEM or WPM?

68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AEM or WPM a better dividend stock?

Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 48.5% 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. Wheaton Precious Metals has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Agnico Eagle Mines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is AEM or WPM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 22.88%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 10.45% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agnico Eagle Mines	22.88%	10.45%	7.18%
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.85%	8.74%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, AEM or WPM?

Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Wheaton Precious Metals. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agnico Eagle Mines	$8.92B	6.52	$1.90B	$4.70	24.60
Wheaton Precious Metals	$1.46B	26.56	$537.64M	$1.36	62.76

Do analysts rate AEM or WPM?

Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus target price of $124.40, indicating a potential upside of 7.59%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of $85.90, indicating a potential upside of 0.65%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.17
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.08

Which has more volatility and risk, AEM or WPM?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AEM or WPM?

Agnico Eagle Mines received 259 more outperform votes than Wheaton Precious Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.48% of users gave Wheaton Precious Metals an outperform vote while only 58.27% of users gave Agnico Eagle Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Agnico Eagle Mines	Outperform Votes 662 58.27%	Underperform Votes 474 41.73%
Wheaton Precious Metals	Outperform Votes 403 62.48%	Underperform Votes 242 37.52%

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Wheaton Precious Metals on 13 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.