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Franco-Nevada (FNV) Competitors

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C$255.86 +3.14 (+1.24%)
As of 04:00 PM Eastern

FNV vs. AEM, ABX, WPM, IAG, PAAS, AGI, OR, YRI, 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), iA Financial (IAG), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), Yamana Gold (YRI), 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 better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

77.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.9% 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Franco-Nevada pays out -41.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada-57.55% -10.83% -4.57%
Agnico Eagle Mines 12.86%5.05%3.80%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franco-NevadaC$769.64M45.11-C$442.97M-C$4.63-55.26
Agnico Eagle MinesC$5.52B12.16C$709.54MC$2.8566.69

Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus price target of C$237.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.37%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of C$163.33, suggesting a potential downside of 13.96%. Given Franco-Nevada's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Franco-Nevada is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50
Agnico Eagle Mines
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.50

In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 2 more articles in the media than Agnico Eagle Mines. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 4 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines. Franco-Nevada's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 0.81 indicating that Franco-Nevada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Franco-Nevada on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FNV vs. The Competition

MetricFranco-NevadaGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$34.72BC$2.02BC$3.41BC$6.37B
Dividend Yield0.97%6.07%5.16%6.72%
P/E Ratio-55.26460.79112.2473.11
Price / Sales45.11238,289,824,268,111,000.0031,115,530,772,805,500.001,702.25
Price / Cash35.3322.1124.0383.29
Price / Book8.298.035.934.90
Net Income-C$442.97MC$6.39MC$148.61MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance4.49%1.88%1.27%1.36%
1 Month Performance17.08%5.05%2.95%1.96%
1 Year Performance54.26%50.42%32.61%28.87%

Franco-Nevada Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FNV
Franco-Nevada
0.9591 of 5 stars
C$255.86
+1.2%
C$237.00
-7.4%
+49.6%C$34.72BC$769.64M-55.2640
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
1.4261 of 5 stars
C$183.74
-0.4%
C$163.33
-11.1%
+68.6%C$64.97BC$5.52B64.5511,800
ABX
Barrick Gold
1.6655 of 5 stars
C$33.71
+0.6%
C$33.14
-1.7%
+26.6%C$40.97BC$8.51B25.3821,300
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
1.5048 of 5 stars
C$128.59
-0.3%
C$110.86
-13.8%
+55.9%C$40.78BC$851.18M66.9140News Coverage
Dividend Announcement
IAG
iA Financial
2.3877 of 5 stars
C$148.41
+0.2%
C$145.88
-1.7%
+47.3%C$13.92BC$14.46B14.145,360
PAAS
Pan American Silver
1.8459 of 5 stars
C$43.94
+0.4%
C$52.50
+19.5%
+51.8%C$11.22BC$1.88B-235.5813,000Positive News
Dividend Increase
AGI
Alamos Gold
2.0508 of 5 stars
C$36.56
+1.3%
C$44.45
+21.6%
+43.1%C$10.81BC$879.15M43.532,400
OR
Osisko Gold Royalties
0.3477 of 5 stars
C$42.46
-0.2%
C$38.33
-9.7%
+78.0%C$7.93BC$248.46M-144.2530
YRI
Yamana Gold
N/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.59BC$1.81B-5.7211,600High Trading Volume
IMG
IAMGOLD
3.0933 of 5 stars
C$11.24
-1.4%
C$13.50
+20.1%
+64.5%C$4.57BC$1.12B5.835,360
AG
First Majestic Silver
1.1338 of 5 stars
C$12.25
+0.9%
C$22.17
+81.0%
N/AC$4.14BC$621.80M-31.765,290

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This page (TSE:FNV) was last updated on 8/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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