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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, WPM or AEM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% 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.

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%

Does the media favor WPM or AEM?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 4 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 6 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 0.55 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 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)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

69.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is WPM or AEM a better dividend stock?

Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.7% 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.

Do analysts rate WPM or AEM?

Wheaton Precious Metals presently has a consensus price target of C$109.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.87%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of C$144.60, suggesting a potential downside of 11.48%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.44
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.43

Which has higher valuation & earnings, 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$851.18M	46.29	C$426.03M	C$1.92	64.65
Agnico Eagle Mines	C$5.52B	10.47	C$709.54M	C$2.85	57.39

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Agnico Eagle Mines on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.