IAMGOLD (IMG) Competitors

Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) and IAMGOLD (TSE:IMG) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Do analysts rate PAAS or IMG?

Pan American Silver currently has a consensus price target of C$53.50, indicating a potential downside of 2.59%. IAMGOLD has a consensus price target of C$17.40, indicating a potential downside of 4.34%. Given Pan American Silver's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than IAMGOLD.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
IAMGOLD	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.43

Is PAAS or IMG more profitable?

IAMGOLD has a net margin of 49.57% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of -1.78%. IAMGOLD's return on equity of 27.91% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%
IAMGOLD	49.57%	27.91%	2.54%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PAAS or IMG?

43.4% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.6% of IAMGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of IAMGOLD shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PAAS or IMG?

IAMGOLD has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pan American Silver. IAMGOLD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pan American Silver, 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
Pan American Silver	C$3.12B	7.44	-C$33.47M	C$1.45	37.88
IAMGOLD	C$1.97B	5.32	C$557.06M	C$1.43	12.72

Does the media favor PAAS or IMG?

In the previous week, IAMGOLD had 3 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for IAMGOLD and 2 mentions for Pan American Silver. IAMGOLD's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that IAMGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pan American Silver	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
IAMGOLD	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, PAAS or IMG?

Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.219503, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.297087, indicating that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

IAMGOLD beats Pan American Silver on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.