Lundin Gold (LUG) Competitors

Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX) and Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and profitability.

Is ABX or LUG a better dividend stock?

Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lundin Gold pays an annual dividend of C$1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Barrick Gold pays out 25.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lundin Gold pays out 45.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more risk & volatility, ABX or LUG?

Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.722701, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.148909, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ABX or LUG?

Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Lundin Gold. Barrick Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lundin Gold, 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
Barrick Gold	C$13.82B	4.94	C$1.12B	C$1.59	25.16
Lundin Gold	C$1.47B	14.36	C$215.94M	C$2.54	34.53

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ABX or LUG?

52.8% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.6% of Lundin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to ABX or LUG?

In the previous week, Barrick Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Lundin Gold. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Barrick Gold and 10 mentions for Lundin Gold. Lundin Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.56 beat Barrick Gold's score of 0.27 indicating that Lundin Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Gold	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lundin Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ABX or LUG more profitable?

Lundin Gold has a net margin of 29.56% compared to Barrick Gold's net margin of 13.19%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 29.88% beat Barrick Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Gold	13.19%	6.90%	4.00%
Lundin Gold	29.56%	29.88%	17.59%

Do analysts prefer ABX or LUG?

Barrick Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$33.63, indicating a potential downside of 15.94%. Lundin Gold has a consensus price target of C$58.95, indicating a potential downside of 32.79%. Given Barrick Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than Lundin Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.92
Lundin Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	12 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Summary

Lundin Gold beats Barrick Gold on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.