Eldorado Gold (ELD) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer LUG or ELD?

Lundin Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$50.91, indicating a potential downside of 27.36%. Eldorado Gold has a consensus price target of C$28.30, indicating a potential upside of 1.04%. Given Eldorado Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Eldorado Gold is more favorable than Lundin Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lundin Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
Eldorado Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50

Does the media prefer LUG or ELD?

In the previous week, Eldorado Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Lundin Gold. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Eldorado Gold and 1 mentions for Lundin Gold. Eldorado Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Lundin Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Eldorado Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lundin Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Eldorado Gold	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is LUG or ELD a better dividend stock?

Lundin Gold pays an annual dividend of C$1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Eldorado Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Lundin Gold pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Eldorado Gold pays out 2.1% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LUG or ELD?

27.8% of Lundin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Eldorado Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Eldorado Gold 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.

Is LUG or ELD more profitable?

Lundin Gold has a net margin of 29.56% compared to Eldorado Gold's net margin of 23.32%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 29.88% beat Eldorado Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lundin Gold	29.56%	29.88%	17.59%
Eldorado Gold	23.32%	7.60%	3.27%

Which has more volatility & risk, LUG or ELD?

Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eldorado Gold has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LUG or ELD?

Lundin Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Eldorado Gold. Eldorado Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lundin 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
Lundin Gold	C$730.61M	16.37	C$215.94M	C$1.78	39.34
Eldorado Gold	C$835.96M	4.83	C$194.94M	C$1.92	14.58

Summary

Lundin Gold beats Eldorado Gold on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.