LUG vs. WPM, ABX, FNV, K, TNX, AGI, PAAS, OGC, YRI, and EDV
Should you be buying Lundin Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Lundin Gold include Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (K), TRX Gold (TNX), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), OceanaGold (OGC), Yamana Gold (YRI), and Endeavour Mining (EDV). These companies are all part of the "gold" industry.
Lundin Gold vs. Its Competitors
Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.
Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Lundin Gold's net margin of 29.56%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 29.88% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.
Lundin Gold pays an annual dividend of C$1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lundin Gold pays out 60.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.7% 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, Lundin Gold and Lundin Gold both had 1 articles in the media. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Lundin Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Lundin Gold. Lundin Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
27.8% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Lundin Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$50.91, indicating a potential downside of 27.36%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus target price of C$109.50, indicating a potential downside of 12.08%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Lundin Gold.
Summary
Wheaton Precious Metals beats Lundin Gold on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:LUG) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
