FNV vs. AEM, ABX, WPM, PAAS, AGI, IAG, EQX, OR, IMG, and AG
Should you be buying Franco-Nevada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franco-Nevada include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), iA Financial (IAG), Equinox Gold (EQX), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IMG), and First Majestic Silver (AG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
Franco-Nevada vs. Its Competitors
Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and risk.
63.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.8% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Franco-Nevada currently has a consensus target price of C$246.88, suggesting a potential downside of 17.34%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus target price of C$163.33, suggesting a potential downside of 30.99%. Given Franco-Nevada's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franco-Nevada is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.
In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 2 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 5 mentions for Franco-Nevada. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.43 beat Franco-Nevada's score of -0.08 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.762485, indicating that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.238074, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 12.86% compared to Franco-Nevada's net margin of -57.55%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 5.05% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.
Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Franco-Nevada pays out 36.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 27.2% 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. Agnico Eagle Mines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Agnico Eagle Mines beats Franco-Nevada on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:FNV) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
