AAL vs. GLEN, RIO, BHP, CRH, ANTO, WPM, S32, ADT1, KMR, and GFM
Should you be buying Anglo American stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anglo American include Glencore (GLEN), Rio Tinto Group (RIO), BHP Group (BHP), CRH (CRH), Antofagasta (ANTO), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), South32 (S32), Adriatic Metals (ADT1), Kenmare Resources (KMR), and Griffin Mining (GFM). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Anglo American (LON:AAL) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, risk, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.
Glencore received 1270 more outperform votes than Anglo American when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.67% of users gave Glencore an outperform vote while only 52.39% of users gave Anglo American an outperform vote.
Glencore has higher revenue and earnings than Anglo American. Glencore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anglo American, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Glencore has a net margin of 1.97% compared to Glencore's net margin of 0.92%. Anglo American's return on equity of 7.69% beat Glencore's return on equity.
In the previous week, Anglo American had 16 more articles in the media than Glencore. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Anglo American and 6 mentions for Glencore. Anglo American's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Glencore's score of 0.31 indicating that Glencore is being referred to more favorably in the media.
48.7% of Glencore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.9% of Anglo American shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Glencore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Anglo American shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Glencore has a beta of 1.29, meaning that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anglo American has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Glencore presently has a consensus target price of GBX 546.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.91%. Anglo American has a consensus target price of GBX 2,793.33, indicating a potential upside of 4.26%. Given Anglo American's higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Glencore is more favorable than Anglo American.
Glencore pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Anglo American pays an annual dividend of GBX 77 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Glencore pays out 3,703.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Anglo American pays out 42,777.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Glencore beats Anglo American on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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