Barrick Gold (ABX) Competitors

Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Is ABX or AEM a better dividend stock?

Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Barrick Gold pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 76.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barrick Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABX or AEM?

62.2% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, ABX or AEM?

Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ABX or AEM?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 1 more articles in the media than Barrick Gold. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 7 mentions for Barrick Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat Barrick Gold's score of 0.75 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Gold	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ABX or AEM more profitable?

Barrick Gold has a net margin of 13.19% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 12.86%. Barrick Gold's return on equity of 6.90% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Gold	13.19%	6.90%	4.00%
Agnico Eagle Mines	12.86%	5.05%	3.80%

Which has better earnings & valuation, ABX or AEM?

Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Agnico Eagle Mines. Barrick Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, 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
Barrick Gold	C$8.51B	4.06	C$1.12B	C$1.33	21.41
Agnico Eagle Mines	C$5.52B	10.35	C$709.54M	C$2.85	56.78

Do analysts rate ABX or AEM?

Barrick Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$33.13, suggesting a potential upside of 16.51%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of C$152.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.95%. Given Barrick Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.85
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Barrick Gold beats Agnico Eagle Mines on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.