IMG vs. EQX, CEE, PRU, SSL, OGC, FVI, DPM, CG, KNT, and SEA
Should you be buying IAMGOLD stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IAMGOLD include Equinox Gold (EQX), Centamin (CEE), Perseus Mining (PRU), Sandstorm Gold (SSL), OceanaGold (OGC), Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI), Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), Centerra Gold (CG), K92 Mining (KNT), and Seabridge Gold (SEA). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
IAMGOLD (TSE:IMG) and Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, IAMGOLD had 4 more articles in the media than Equinox Gold. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for IAMGOLD and 13 mentions for Equinox Gold. IAMGOLD's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Equinox Gold's score of 0.32 indicating that IAMGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the media.
IAMGOLD has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Equinox Gold. IAMGOLD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinox Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
IAMGOLD has a net margin of 9.55% compared to Equinox Gold's net margin of 2.65%. IAMGOLD's return on equity of 4.36% beat Equinox Gold's return on equity.
60.8% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of Equinox Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of IAMGOLD shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Equinox Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Equinox Gold has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
IAMGOLD received 333 more outperform votes than Equinox Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 52.25% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave Equinox Gold an outperform vote.
IAMGOLD presently has a consensus price target of C$4.99, suggesting a potential downside of 1.50%. Given IAMGOLD's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IAMGOLD is more favorable than Equinox Gold.
Summary
IAMGOLD beats Equinox Gold on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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