FNV vs. AEM, WPM, ABX, IAG, AGI, PAAS, YRI, 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), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Barrick Gold (ABX), iA Financial (IAG), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Yamana Gold (YRI), 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
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) and Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) 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, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. Franco-Nevada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 10 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 1 mentions for Franco-Nevada. Franco-Nevada's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 0.66 indicating that Franco-Nevada is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
70.9% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned 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.
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.
Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 76.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Franco-Nevada pays out -41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus price target of C$144.60, suggesting a potential downside of 11.48%. Franco-Nevada has a consensus price target of C$237.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.03%. Given Franco-Nevada's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franco-Nevada is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.
Summary
Agnico Eagle Mines beats Franco-Nevada on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:FNV) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff