AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Competitors $42.62 -0.17 (-0.40%) Closing price 04/14/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$43.30 +0.68 (+1.59%) As of 07:17 AM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock AU vs. AEM, WPM, FNV, GFI, KGC, AGI, HMY, PAAS, OR, and BTGShould you be buying AngloGold Ashanti stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AngloGold Ashanti include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Gold Fields (GFI), Kinross Gold (KGC), Alamos Gold (AGI), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), and B2Gold (BTG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. AngloGold Ashanti vs. Agnico Eagle Mines Wheaton Precious Metals Franco-Nevada Gold Fields Kinross Gold Alamos Gold Harmony Gold Mining Pan American Silver Osisko Gold Royalties B2Gold AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings. Does the media refer more to AU or AEM? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 16 more articles in the media than AngloGold Ashanti. MarketBeat recorded 38 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 22 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 1.11 indicating that AngloGold Ashanti is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment AngloGold Ashanti 16 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Agnico Eagle Mines 26 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in AU or AEM? 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines 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. Which has higher valuation and earnings, AU or AEM? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti 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 RatioAngloGold Ashanti$5.79B3.09$1.00B$3.2013.32Agnico Eagle Mines$8.29B7.20$1.90B$3.7831.34 Is AU or AEM more profitable? Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 22.88% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 10.45% beat AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AngloGold AshantiN/A N/A N/A Agnico Eagle Mines 22.88%10.45%7.18% Is AU or AEM a better dividend stock? AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 43.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 42.3% 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. Which has more risk & volatility, AU or AEM? AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.81, suggesting that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate AU or AEM? AngloGold Ashanti presently has a consensus price target of $37.25, indicating a potential downside of 12.60%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $114.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.78%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than AngloGold Ashanti.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AngloGold Ashanti 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AU or AEM? Agnico Eagle Mines received 206 more outperform votes than AngloGold Ashanti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.13% of users gave Agnico Eagle Mines an outperform vote while only 57.51% of users gave AngloGold Ashanti an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAngloGold AshantiOutperform Votes45257.51% Underperform Votes33442.49% Agnico Eagle MinesOutperform Votes65858.13% Underperform Votes47441.87% SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats AngloGold Ashanti on 19 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$17.89B$4.90B$2.96B$18.51BDividend Yield3.55%1.97%5.24%4.25%P/E Ratio13.3225.2574.0931.06Price / Sales3.0910.4024,272,056,611,916,400.0026.47Price / CashN/A21.1124.3217.54Price / Book4.783.245.234.29Net Income$1.00B$36.57M$155.11M$1.02B7 Day Performance28.64%20.71%8.75%6.63%1 Month Performance32.09%8.77%2.06%-6.86%1 Year Performance78.93%39.50%15.13%1.19% AngloGold Ashanti Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUAngloGold Ashanti2.4863 of 5 stars$42.62-0.4%$37.25-12.6%+78.7%$17.89B$5.79B13.3212,227Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownAEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.1069 of 5 stars$99.62+0.1%$108.00+8.4%+92.8%$50.11B$8.29B26.3515,875Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeWPMWheaton Precious Metals4.002 of 5 stars$70.74-0.2%$74.50+5.3%+59.0%$32.09B$1.28B52.7940Analyst ForecastPositive NewsFNVFranco-Nevada3.2617 of 5 stars$145.39+0.3%$157.88+8.6%+43.3%$28.00B$1.11B-46.0140Analyst ForecastPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeGFIGold Fields3.7097 of 5 stars$20.40+2.3%$17.20-15.7%+30.7%$18.26B$5.20B8.682,610Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeKGCKinross Gold4.1214 of 5 stars$11.98+1.6%$12.30+2.7%+127.9%$14.73B$5.15B15.5537,369Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownAGIAlamos Gold2.5834 of 5 stars$24.51-0.1%$26.81+9.4%+93.1%$10.30B$1.35B35.521,867Analyst ForecastHMYHarmony Gold Mining3.1804 of 5 stars$12.93-0.5%$8.40-35.0%+87.5%$8.21B$67.11B7.6543,667Options VolumeNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownPAASPan American Silver2.0273 of 5 stars$21.88+1.8%$27.92+27.6%+41.9%$7.92B$2.82B68.3813,000Analyst ForecastPositive NewsOROsisko Gold Royalties1.7618 of 5 stars$19.47-1.7%$22.33+14.7%+41.4%$3.64B$191.16M216.3730Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageBTGB2Gold3.0867 of 5 stars$2.64-0.4%$4.21+59.6%N/A$3.48B$1.90B-5.504,690Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors Wheaton Precious Metals Competitors Franco-Nevada Competitors Gold Fields Competitors Kinross Gold Competitors Alamos Gold Competitors Harmony Gold Mining Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Osisko Gold Royalties Competitors B2Gold Competitors 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:AU) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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