AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Competitors $24.13 -0.42 (-1.71%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AU vs. FNV, GFI, KGC, PAAS, AGI, HMY, OR, BTG, EGO, and SBSWShould you be buying AngloGold Ashanti stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AngloGold Ashanti include Franco-Nevada (FNV), Gold Fields (GFI), Kinross Gold (KGC), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), B2Gold (BTG), Eldorado Gold (EGO), and Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. AngloGold Ashanti vs. Franco-Nevada Gold Fields Kinross Gold Pan American Silver Alamos Gold Harmony Gold Mining Osisko Gold Royalties B2Gold Eldorado Gold Sibanye Stillwater Franco-Nevada (NYSE:FNV) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and risk. Is FNV or AU a better dividend stock? Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Franco-Nevada pays out -45.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 13.8% 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. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in FNV or AU? 77.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, FNV or AU? AngloGold Ashanti has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. Franco-Nevada is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AngloGold Ashanti, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFranco-Nevada$1.10B20.92-$466.40M-$3.16-37.68AngloGold Ashanti$5.30B1.91-$235M$3.207.54 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FNV or AU? AngloGold Ashanti received 45 more outperform votes than Franco-Nevada when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.49% of users gave AngloGold Ashanti an outperform vote while only 55.04% of users gave Franco-Nevada an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFranco-NevadaOutperform Votes40455.04% Underperform Votes33044.96% AngloGold AshantiOutperform Votes44957.49% Underperform Votes33242.51% Do analysts prefer FNV or AU? Franco-Nevada currently has a consensus target price of $152.83, indicating a potential upside of 28.35%. AngloGold Ashanti has a consensus target price of $31.75, indicating a potential upside of 31.58%. Given AngloGold Ashanti's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AngloGold Ashanti is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Franco-Nevada 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70AngloGold Ashanti 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media refer more to FNV or AU? In the previous week, Franco-Nevada and Franco-Nevada both had 11 articles in the media. Franco-Nevada's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat AngloGold Ashanti's score of 0.93 indicating that Franco-Nevada is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Franco-Nevada 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AngloGold Ashanti 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FNV or AU more profitable? AngloGold Ashanti has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Franco-Nevada's net margin of -55.28%. Franco-Nevada's return on equity of 10.55% beat AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Franco-Nevada-55.28% 10.55% 10.09% AngloGold Ashanti N/A N/A N/A Which has more volatility & risk, FNV or AU? Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.72, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAngloGold Ashanti beats Franco-Nevada on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberDiscover our #1 crypto for the Trump Presidency Bull Run now! (Available for a Short Time) We highly recommend this hot altcoin before prices get too high Check it out by going here now Get AngloGold Ashanti News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AU 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAngloGold AshantiGold & silver ores IndustryMaterials SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$10.12B$3.56B$2.77B$19.60BDividend Yield1.76%1.97%5.25%3.50%P/E Ratio7.5413.17118.4043.92Price / Sales1.918.47781,246.2817.46Price / CashN/A22.0723.4021.72Price / Book2.712.603.425.46Net Income-$235M$2.10M$147.57M$986.21M7 Day Performance-6.38%-4.85%-2.41%-2.12%1 Month Performance1.22%0.68%5.13%1.30%1 Year Performance34.30%28.22%21.53%16.47% AngloGold Ashanti Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUAngloGold Ashanti4.2358 of 5 stars$24.13-1.7%$31.75+31.6%+34.4%$10.13B$5.30B7.5412,227FNVFranco-Nevada4.5822 of 5 stars$120.10+0.5%$152.83+27.3%+7.2%$23.12B$1.10B-37.8040Positive NewsGFIGold Fields4.2552 of 5 stars$14.23-1.1%$16.03+12.6%-13.5%$12.74B$4.36B6.826,297Positive NewsGap DownKGCKinross Gold4.7818 of 5 stars$9.77flat$11.13+13.9%+58.6%$12.01B$4.85B16.026,600Positive NewsPAASPan American Silver3.6407 of 5 stars$22.26+0.2%$25.42+14.2%+41.2%$8.08B$2.67B-130.769,900Positive NewsAGIAlamos Gold4.8234 of 5 stars$19.08-0.2%$25.06+31.4%+39.9%$8.02B$1.23B31.851,867Positive NewsHMYHarmony Gold Mining3.4953 of 5 stars$8.89-0.7%$8.40-5.5%+44.0%$5.64B$61.38B6.4443,667Positive NewsGap DownOROsisko Gold Royalties2.6261 of 5 stars$19.10+0.2%$21.00+9.9%+32.4%$3.56B$183.20M-90.8130Positive NewsBTGB2Gold4.2648 of 5 stars$2.60-0.8%$4.12+58.3%N/A$3.41B$1.91B-4.636,150Positive NewsEGOEldorado Gold4.2066 of 5 stars$16.10+0.9%$20.88+29.7%+25.9%$3.30B$1.19B11.944,700News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownSBSWSibanye Stillwater1.8983 of 5 stars$3.90-2.7%$4.98+27.6%-27.2%$2.76B$6.17B0.0063,220 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Franco-Nevada Competitors Gold Fields Competitors Kinross Gold Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Alamos Gold Competitors Harmony Gold Mining Competitors Osisko Gold Royalties Competitors B2Gold Competitors Eldorado Gold Competitors Sibanye Stillwater Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:AU) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s Secret Manhattan ProjectOn January 20, a whole new Manhattan Project is set to begin: Trump’s Manhattan Project. 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