FNV vs. AEM, WPM, ABX, IAG, AGI, PAAS, YRI, OR, AG, and IMG
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), First Majestic Silver (AG), and IAMGOLD (IMG). 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. 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.
Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus target price of C$237.00, indicating a potential upside of 6.30%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus target price of C$163.33, indicating a potential downside of 5.45%. Given Franco-Nevada's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franco-Nevada is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.
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 6 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 6 mentions for Franco-Nevada. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.02 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments 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.
Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Agnico Eagle Mines beats Franco-Nevada on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:FNV) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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