Alamos Gold (AGI) Competitors

Alamos Gold (TSE:AGI) and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AGI or WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Alamos Gold. Alamos Gold 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
Alamos Gold	C$879.15M	11.49	C$174.87M	C$0.84	40.65
Wheaton Precious Metals	C$851.18M	45.17	C$426.03M	C$1.92	63.08

Is AGI or WPM a better dividend stock?

Alamos Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Alamos Gold pays out 16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.7% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AGI or WPM?

69.8% of Alamos Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Alamos Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is AGI or WPM more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Alamos Gold's net margin of 19.89%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 8.56% beat Alamos Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alamos Gold	19.89%	7.84%	5.85%
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.56%	5.35%

Does the media favor AGI or WPM?

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 4 more articles in the media than Alamos Gold. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 10 mentions for Alamos Gold. Alamos Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Wheaton Precious Metals' score of 0.20 indicating that Alamos Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alamos Gold	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Wheaton Precious Metals	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, AGI or WPM?

Alamos Gold has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend AGI or WPM?

Alamos Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$41.54, suggesting a potential upside of 21.68%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of C$109.50, suggesting a potential downside of 9.68%. Given Alamos Gold's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Alamos Gold is more favorable than Wheaton Precious Metals.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alamos Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.44

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Alamos Gold on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.