Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Competitors $125.21 +0.85 (+0.68%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$125.26 +0.06 (+0.04%) As of 08/1/2025 07:54 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AEM vs. RGLD, AGI, EGO, FNV, KGC, NEM, OR, PAAS, WPM, and BShould you be buying Agnico Eagle Mines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agnico Eagle Mines include Royal Gold (RGLD), Alamos Gold (AGI), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Kinross Gold (KGC), Newmont (NEM), OR Royalties (OR), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), and Barrick Mining (B). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector. Agnico Eagle Mines vs. Its Competitors Royal Gold Alamos Gold Eldorado Gold Franco-Nevada Kinross Gold Newmont OR Royalties Pan American Silver Wheaton Precious Metals Barrick Mining Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation. Do analysts recommend RGLD or AEM? Royal Gold currently has a consensus price target of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 25.87%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $136.90, indicating a potential upside of 9.34%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.21 Which has more risk and volatility, RGLD or AEM? Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is RGLD or AEM more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 30.63%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Royal Gold52.15% 12.48% 11.52% Agnico Eagle Mines 30.63%13.79%9.66% Which has higher earnings & valuation, RGLD or AEM? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Royal Gold 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRoyal Gold$719.40M13.97$332.02M$6.0425.27Agnico Eagle Mines$8.29B7.60$1.90B$4.7026.64 Does the media prefer RGLD or AEM? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 24 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 9 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.02 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Royal Gold 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agnico Eagle Mines 18 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is RGLD or AEM a better dividend stock? Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% 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. Royal Gold has increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of RGLD or AEM? 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by 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. SummaryRoyal Gold and Agnico Eagle Mines tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Agnico Eagle Mines News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AEM and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AEM and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AEM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAgnico Eagle MinesMINING IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$62.53B$8.06B$3.18B$20.69BDividend Yield1.29%1.52%5.19%3.67%P/E Ratio21.2943.13117.7729.07Price / Sales7.6015.3030,017,513,221,196,900.0066.49Price / Cash17.1820.8123.7822.84Price / Book2.793.405.894.43Net Income$1.90B$318.68M$148.55M$994.22M7 Day Performance-1.38%-2.42%-3.19%-3.35%1 Month Performance5.40%1.24%1.49%-2.06%1 Year Performance66.68%48.74%28.80%10.15% Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.363 of 5 stars$125.21+0.7%$136.90+9.3%+64.6%$62.53B$8.29B21.2916,968Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpRGLDRoyal Gold4.6493 of 5 stars$151.93-2.0%$192.13+26.5%+11.0%$10.00B$719.40M25.1530Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Gap UpAGIAlamos Gold3.5918 of 5 stars$25.32-2.1%$30.38+20.0%+42.9%$10.64B$1.35B40.842,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeGap UpEGOEldorado Gold4.1465 of 5 stars$20.46-1.2%$23.60+15.3%+25.5%$4.17B$1.42B12.874,800News CoverageEarnings ReportFNVFranco-Nevada3.6455 of 5 stars$160.57-1.4%$172.13+7.2%+27.2%$30.93B$1.11B50.1840Gap UpKGCKinross Gold4.7502 of 5 stars$15.71-2.4%$18.00+14.6%+77.0%$19.27B$5.15B16.036,800Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap UpNEMNewmont4.7587 of 5 stars$63.71-3.1%$62.74-1.5%+26.4%$70.91B$20.58B11.4422,200Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementGap UpOROR Royalties1.6993 of 5 stars$27.62-1.1%$24.33-11.9%+62.0%$5.20B$201.03M162.4730Upcoming EarningsPAASPan American Silver3.8897 of 5 stars$28.51-2.2%$31.40+10.1%+22.3%$10.32B$2.99B32.779,000Positive NewsWPMWheaton Precious Metals3.6251 of 5 stars$91.73-2.4%$93.00+1.4%+57.5%$41.64B$1.46B67.4540News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionGap UpBBarrick Mining3.622 of 5 stars$21.41-1.5%$24.41+14.0%+17.1%$36.53B$12.92B16.1026,800 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Royal Gold Alternatives Alamos Gold Alternatives Eldorado Gold Alternatives Franco-Nevada Alternatives Kinross Gold Alternatives Newmont Alternatives OR Royalties Alternatives Pan American Silver Alternatives Wheaton Precious Metals Alternatives Barrick Mining Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AEM) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersIs Elon's empire crumbling?The Tesla Shock Nobody Sees Coming While headlines scream "Tesla is doomed"... 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