Endeavour Mining (EDV) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, EDV or K?

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
Endeavour Mining	C$1.61B	4.45	-C$239.30M	-C$2.00	-21.03
Kinross Gold	C$3.43B	5.60	C$522.52M	C$0.85	25.99

Which has more volatility & risk, EDV or K?

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

Do analysts prefer EDV or K?

Endeavour Mining presently has a consensus target price of C$32.83, indicating a potential downside of 21.84%. Kinross Gold has a consensus target price of C$20.75, indicating a potential downside of 6.02%. Given Kinross Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Kinross Gold is more favorable than Endeavour Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Kinross Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EDV or K?

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

Does the media refer more to EDV or K?

In the previous week, Kinross Gold had 12 more articles in the media than Endeavour Mining. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Kinross Gold and 6 mentions for Endeavour Mining. Kinross Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Endeavour Mining's score of 0.25 indicating that Kinross Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Endeavour Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Kinross Gold	3 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is EDV or K 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
Endeavour Mining	-14.83%	-11.19%	3.54%
Kinross Gold	15.23%	11.72%	5.16%

Is EDV or K a better dividend stock?

Endeavour Mining pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Endeavour Mining pays out -56.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Kinross Gold pays out 18.8% 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 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.