Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Competitors $120.12 +1.42 (+1.20%) Closing price 07/3/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$119.65 -0.47 (-0.39%) As of 07/3/2025 04:58 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 Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, dividends and earnings. Which has more volatility and risk, AEM or RGLD? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AEM or RGLD? Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus price target of $130.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.64%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 6.86%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Royal Gold.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 4 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.15Royal Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Does the media prefer AEM or RGLD? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 13 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 11 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.09 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agnico Eagle Mines 16 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Royal Gold 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AEM or RGLD? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgnico Eagle Mines$8.92B6.77$1.90B$4.7025.56Royal Gold$719.40M16.45$332.02M$6.0429.77 Do institutionals and insiders believe in AEM or RGLD? 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is AEM or RGLD more profitable? Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 26.48%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agnico Eagle Mines26.48% 12.09% 8.38% Royal Gold 52.15%12.48%11.52% Is AEM or RGLD a better dividend stock? Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% 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. SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines and Royal Gold 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$60.43B$8.04B$3.28B$20.72BDividend Yield1.33%1.45%5.14%3.72%P/E Ratio25.5648.7491.9428.07Price / Sales6.7714.4927,091,750,169,140,000.0038.44Price / Cash16.5920.9423.8922.53Price / Book2.903.515.894.58Net Income$1.90B$313.25M$147.76M$985.54M7 Day Performance3.46%6.46%2.36%2.79%1 Month Performance-1.57%1.90%4.88%5.46%1 Year Performance72.09%55.57%25.11%15.06% Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.4583 of 5 stars$120.12+1.2%$130.50+8.6%+76.5%$60.43B$8.92B25.5616,968Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionRGLDRoyal Gold3.7172 of 5 stars$177.84+1.3%$192.13+8.0%+38.9%$11.71B$719.40M29.4430Positive NewsAGIAlamos Gold3.4342 of 5 stars$26.61+4.0%$30.38+14.1%+68.0%$11.18B$1.35B42.922,400News CoveragePositive NewsEGOEldorado Gold3.5448 of 5 stars$20.33+2.3%$21.70+6.7%+34.6%$4.17B$1.42B12.794,800FNVFranco-Nevada3.3129 of 5 stars$164.35+1.9%$169.63+3.2%+34.9%$31.66B$1.11B51.3640Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastKGCKinross Gold4.3535 of 5 stars$15.63+5.1%$17.00+8.8%+91.1%$19.17B$5.15B15.956,800Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionNEMNewmont4.6461 of 5 stars$58.24+2.6%$58.38+0.2%+37.8%$64.82B$19.67B13.0632,400Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionOROR Royalties1.2603 of 5 stars$25.70+2.9%$23.00-10.5%+64.2%$4.83B$201.03M151.1830News CoveragePAASPan American Silver3.4258 of 5 stars$28.39+2.4%$30.60+7.8%+39.0%$10.27B$2.99B32.639,000News CoveragePositive NewsWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.2023 of 5 stars$89.91+3.0%$92.75+3.2%+66.3%$39.64B$1.46B66.1140Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastBBarrick Mining4.3042 of 5 stars$20.80+1.7%$24.05+15.6%+24.0%$35.66B$12.92B15.6421,300Analyst ForecastHigh Trading Volume 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. 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