LUG vs. ABX, WPM, FNV, K, PAAS, AGI, EDV, TNX, EQX, and OR
Should you be buying Lundin Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lundin Gold include Barrick Gold (ABX), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (K), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), Endeavour Mining (EDV), TRX Gold (TNX), Equinox Gold (EQX), and Osisko Gold Royalties (OR). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
Lundin Gold vs. Its Competitors
Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) and Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.
Lundin Gold pays an annual dividend of C$1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Lundin Gold pays out 45.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barrick Gold pays out 25.2% 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.
In the previous week, Barrick Gold had 1 more articles in the media than Lundin Gold. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Barrick Gold and 8 mentions for Lundin Gold. Barrick Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Lundin Gold's score of 0.57 indicating that Barrick Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
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.
26.6% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.9% of Barrick Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Lundin Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$58.95, indicating a potential downside of 33.12%. Barrick Gold has a consensus price target of C$33.63, indicating a potential downside of 16.40%. Given Barrick Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than Lundin Gold.
Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.148909, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.722701, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Barrick Gold beats Lundin Gold on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (TSE:LUG) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
