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Lundin Gold (LUG) Competitors

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C$108.74 +6.77 (+6.64%)
As of 04:18 PM Eastern

LUG vs. ABX, WPM, FNV, K, PAAS, AGI, EDV, EQX, TNX, and IMG

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), Equinox Gold (EQX), TRX Gold (TNX), and IAMGOLD (IMG). 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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, Lundin Gold had 15 more articles in the media than Barrick Gold. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Lundin Gold and 10 mentions for Barrick Gold. Barrick Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Lundin Gold's score of 0.70 indicating that Barrick Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Lundin Gold
4 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
6 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Barrick Gold
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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
Lundin Gold29.56% 29.88% 17.59%
Barrick Gold 13.19%6.90%4.00%

Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.258618, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barrick Gold has a beta of 1.064128, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

26.6% of Lundin Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.5% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Lundin GoldC$1.47B17.80C$215.94MC$2.5442.81
Barrick GoldC$13.82B6.18C$1.12BC$1.5931.50

Lundin Gold pays an annual dividend of C$1.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. 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.

Lundin Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$68.54, suggesting a potential downside of 36.97%. Barrick Gold has a consensus price target of C$42.88, suggesting a potential downside of 14.39%. Given Barrick Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than Lundin Gold.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Lundin Gold
1 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.92
Barrick Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
4 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.17

Summary

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

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LUG vs. The Competition

MetricLundin GoldGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$26.24BC$3.23BC$3.86BC$9.67B
Dividend Yield4.72%5.92%5.05%6.52%
P/E Ratio42.81230.82160.1029.67
Price / Sales17.80492.5726,453.9212.25
Price / Cash10.8122.1326.8983.29
Price / Book23.1111.287.405.78
Net IncomeC$215.94MC$6.39MC$148.99MC$301.20M
7 Day Performance15.25%3.56%3.10%-0.04%
1 Month Performance28.02%15.79%15.47%5.81%
1 Year Performance231.12%91.28%66.21%40.58%

Lundin Gold Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LUG
Lundin Gold
1.471 of 5 stars
C$108.74
+6.6%
C$68.54
-37.0%
+208.0%C$26.24BC$1.47B42.811,645Analyst Revision
ABX
Barrick Gold
2.3759 of 5 stars
C$47.50
+0.3%
C$37.33
-21.4%
+74.6%C$81.03BC$13.82B29.8721,300Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
2.073 of 5 stars
C$153.18
+0.1%
C$134.50
-12.2%
+81.8%C$69.54BC$1.66B88.2440News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Revision
FNV
Franco-Nevada
1.5338 of 5 stars
C$309.48
+0.7%
C$246.88
-20.2%
+71.8%C$59.64BC$1.33B76.0440Analyst Revision
K
Kinross Gold
1.7011 of 5 stars
C$35.34
+1.3%
C$29.83
-15.6%
+175.8%C$43.07BC$6.07B28.5030,000Analyst Revision
PAAS
Pan American Silver
0.9175 of 5 stars
C$55.84
+2.5%
C$53.50
-4.2%
+87.6%C$23.56BC$3.12B38.5113,000
AGI
Alamos Gold
1.775 of 5 stars
C$48.44
+2.1%
C$50.17
+3.6%
+86.8%C$20.37BC$1.51B59.072,400News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
EDV
Endeavour Mining
1.2167 of 5 stars
C$60.18
+2.6%
C$34.00
-43.5%
+105.5%C$14.49BC$3.70B66.133,786Insider Trade
Analyst Revision
EQX
Equinox Gold
3.6344 of 5 stars
C$15.46
+1.9%
N/A+118.2%C$12.09BC$1.91B-118.927,730Trending News
Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision
TNX
TRX Gold
N/AC$41.19
+0.8%
N/AN/AC$11.50BC$38.01M-12,164.80130
IMG
IAMGOLD
1.9103 of 5 stars
C$19.14
+3.3%
C$17.40
-9.1%
+195.7%C$11.01BC$1.97B13.385,360Analyst Forecast
Analyst Revision

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This page (TSE:LUG) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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