Endeavour Mining (EDV) Competitors

Kinross Gold (TSE:K) and Endeavour Mining (TSE:EDV) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Does the media refer more to K or EDV?

In the previous week, Kinross Gold had 12 more articles in the media than Endeavour Mining. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Kinross Gold and 2 mentions for Endeavour Mining. Endeavour Mining's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Kinross Gold's score of 0.32 indicating that Endeavour Mining is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinross Gold	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Endeavour Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, K or EDV?

Kinross Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Endeavour Mining. Endeavour Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinross Gold, 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
Kinross Gold	C$3.43B	6.62	C$522.52M	C$0.85	30.74
Endeavour Mining	C$1.61B	4.84	-C$239.30M	-C$2.00	-22.89

Which has more volatility and risk, K or EDV?

Kinross Gold has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Mining has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in K or EDV?

69.1% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Endeavour Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Endeavour Mining shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is K or EDV more profitable?

Kinross Gold has a net margin of 15.23% compared to Endeavour Mining's net margin of -14.83%. Kinross Gold's return on equity of 11.72% beat Endeavour Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinross Gold	15.23%	11.72%	5.16%
Endeavour Mining	-14.83%	-11.19%	3.54%

Do analysts prefer K or EDV?

Kinross Gold currently has a consensus target price of C$21.25, suggesting a potential downside of 18.61%. Endeavour Mining has a consensus target price of C$31.40, suggesting a potential downside of 31.31%. Given Kinross Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Kinross Gold is more favorable than Endeavour Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinross Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.14

Is K or EDV a better dividend stock?

Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Endeavour Mining pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Kinross Gold pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Endeavour Mining pays out -56.1% 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. Endeavour Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Kinross Gold beats Endeavour Mining on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.