Pan American Silver (PAAS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to ABX or PAAS?

In the previous week, Barrick Gold had 5 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Barrick Gold and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Barrick Gold's score of 0.50 indicating that Pan American Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pan American Silver	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ABX or PAAS?

Barrick Gold presently has a consensus price target of C$33.14, suggesting a potential downside of 8.42%. Pan American Silver has a consensus price target of C$52.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.84%. Given Pan American Silver's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Barrick 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)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ABX or PAAS?

Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrick 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$8.51B	5.17	C$1.12B	C$1.33	27.25
Pan American Silver	C$1.88B	6.15	-C$33.47M	-C$0.19	-242.98

Is ABX or PAAS more profitable?

Barrick Gold has a net margin of 13.19% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of -1.78%. Barrick Gold's return on equity of 6.90% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Gold	13.19%	6.90%	4.00%
Pan American Silver	-1.78%	-1.02%	0.43%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ABX or PAAS?

62.2% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ABX or PAAS a better dividend stock?

Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Barrick Gold pays out 40.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out -289.5% 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 PAAS?

Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Barrick Gold beats Pan American Silver on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.