Newmont (NGT) Competitors

Newmont (TSE:NGT) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NGT or AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Newmont. Newmont is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, 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
Newmont	C$14.87B	5.59	-C$2.01B	-C$3.72	-19.42
Agnico Eagle Mines	C$7.31B	7.67	C$619.95M	C$1.56	71.74

Do analysts rate NGT or AEM?

Newmont presently has a consensus price target of C$68.00, suggesting a potential downside of 5.71%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of C$105.14, suggesting a potential downside of 6.05%. Given Newmont's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Newmont is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Newmont	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.67
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to NGT or AEM?

In the previous week, Newmont had 8 more articles in the media than Agnico Eagle Mines. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Newmont and 8 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines. Newmont's average media sentiment score of 0.66 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 0.13 indicating that Newmont is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Newmont	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is NGT or AEM more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 8.49% compared to Newmont's net margin of -13.29%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 3.10% beat Newmont's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Newmont	-13.29%	-8.09%	2.79%
Agnico Eagle Mines	8.49%	3.10%	3.80%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NGT or AEM?

73.0% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Newmont shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned 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.

Is NGT or AEM a better dividend stock?

Newmont pays an annual dividend of C$1.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Newmont pays out -36.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 139.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer NGT or AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines received 460 more outperform votes than Newmont when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.07% of users gave Newmont an outperform vote while only 60.39% of users gave Agnico Eagle Mines an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Newmont	Outperform Votes 37 66.07%	Underperform Votes 19 33.93%
Agnico Eagle Mines	Outperform Votes 497 60.39%	Underperform Votes 326 39.61%

Which has more risk & volatility, NGT or AEM?

Newmont has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Newmont on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.