Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Competitors

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

Does the media favor WPM or AEM?

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 21 more articles in the media than Agnico Eagle Mines. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 4 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 0.33 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Wheaton Precious Metals	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WPM or AEM a better dividend stock?

Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 36.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% 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. Agnico Eagle Mines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings & valuation, WPM or AEM?

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
Wheaton Precious Metals	C$1.66B	40.31	C$426.03M	C$1.74	85.04
Agnico Eagle Mines	C$9.66B	11.03	C$709.54M	C$5.88	36.10

Is WPM or AEM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 12.86%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.56%	5.35%
Agnico Eagle Mines	12.86%	5.05%	3.80%

Which has more risk and volatility, WPM or AEM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.700182, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.01787, suggesting that its stock price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WPM or AEM?

62.7% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer WPM or AEM?

Wheaton Precious Metals presently has a consensus price target of C$124.14, indicating a potential downside of 15.91%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of C$163.33, indicating a potential downside of 23.04%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.22
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Agnico Eagle Mines on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.