Seabridge Gold (SEA) Competitors

Yamana Gold (TSE:YRI) and Seabridge Gold (TSE:SEA) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, community ranking and valuation.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, YRI or SEA?

Seabridge Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Yamana Gold. Yamana Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Seabridge 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
Yamana Gold	C$1.81B	0.00	-C$982.30M	-C$1.38	N/A
Seabridge Gold	N/A	N/A	C$9.60M	C$0.09	261.44

Does the media prefer YRI or SEA?

In the previous week, Seabridge Gold had 1 more articles in the media than Yamana Gold. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Seabridge Gold and 0 mentions for Yamana Gold. Seabridge Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Yamana Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that Seabridge Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Yamana Gold	Neutral
Seabridge Gold	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of YRI or SEA?

63.8% of Yamana Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Seabridge Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Yamana Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Seabridge 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.

Is YRI or SEA a better dividend stock?

Yamana Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.55 per share. Seabridge Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Yamana Gold pays out -39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seabridge Gold pays out 666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts recommend YRI or SEA?

Given Yamana Gold's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Yamana Gold is more favorable than Seabridge Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Yamana Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Seabridge Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer YRI or SEA?

Yamana Gold received 207 more outperform votes than Seabridge Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.38% of users gave Seabridge Gold an outperform vote while only 51.79% of users gave Yamana Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Yamana Gold	Outperform Votes 348 51.79%	Underperform Votes 324 48.21%
Seabridge Gold	Outperform Votes 141 64.38%	Underperform Votes 78 35.62%

Is YRI or SEA more profitable?

Seabridge Gold has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Yamana Gold's net margin of -54.36%. Seabridge Gold's return on equity of 1.19% beat Yamana Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Yamana Gold	-54.36%	-31.37%	-13.38%
Seabridge Gold	N/A	1.19%	-0.87%

Which has more risk & volatility, YRI or SEA?

Yamana Gold has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its share price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seabridge Gold has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Seabridge Gold beats Yamana Gold on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.