AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Competitors $31.63 -0.39 (-1.21%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$31.58 -0.05 (-0.15%) As of 05:48 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 InterestTrends AU vs. AEM, WPM, FNV, GFI, KGC, AGI, PAAS, HMY, OR, and IAGShould 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), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), and IAMGOLD (IAG). 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 Pan American Silver Harmony Gold Mining Osisko Gold Royalties IAMGOLD Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, profitability and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEM or AU? Agnico Eagle Mines received 200 more outperform votes than AngloGold Ashanti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.98% of users gave Agnico Eagle Mines an outperform vote while only 57.54% of users gave AngloGold Ashanti an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAgnico Eagle MinesOutperform Votes65057.98% Underperform Votes47142.02% AngloGold AshantiOutperform Votes45057.54% Underperform Votes33242.46% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AEM or AU? Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than AngloGold Ashanti. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgnico Eagle Mines$8.29B5.88$1.90B$3.7825.64AngloGold Ashanti$5.79B2.31-$235MN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, AEM or AU? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.96, suggesting that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AEM or AU a better dividend stock? Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $1.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 42.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts rate AEM or AU? Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus price target of $94.63, indicating a potential downside of 2.37%. AngloGold Ashanti has a consensus price target of $33.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.71%. Given AngloGold Ashanti's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AngloGold Ashanti is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86AngloGold Ashanti 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AEM or AU? 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held 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. Is AEM or AU 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 Agnico Eagle Mines22.88% 10.45% 7.18% AngloGold Ashanti N/A N/A N/A Does the media favor AEM or AU? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 12 more articles in the media than AngloGold Ashanti. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 22 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti. AngloGold Ashanti's average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 0.58 indicating that AngloGold Ashanti is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agnico Eagle Mines 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AngloGold Ashanti 5 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats AngloGold Ashanti on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$13.36B$4.02B$3.13B$20.22BDividend Yield1.37%1.86%5.15%3.65%P/E RatioN/A19.55103.6635.28Price / Sales2.3110.2127,136,382,377,137,700.0016.07Price / CashN/A21.9724.3620.85Price / Book3.572.844.944.98Net Income-$235M$18.92M$152.30M$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.04%-1.44%-0.24%0.06%1 Month Performance13.77%6.48%2.65%-0.29%1 Year Performance79.66%56.65%33.59%15.41% AngloGold Ashanti Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUAngloGold Ashanti1.8878 of 5 stars$31.63-1.2%$33.00+4.3%+80.3%$13.28B$5.79B0.0012,227Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap DownAEMAgnico Eagle Mines3.366 of 5 stars$95.75-5.0%$92.75-3.1%+101.6%$48.09B$6.63B47.8715,875Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeWPMWheaton Precious Metals3.5927 of 5 stars$67.58-2.4%$71.67+6.0%+58.1%$30.66B$1.02B50.4440Analyst RevisionNews CoverageFNVFranco-Nevada2.9402 of 5 stars$138.37-3.9%$146.71+6.0%+31.1%$26.64B$1.22B-43.7940Positive NewsGFIGold Fields2.8183 of 5 stars$18.86-2.7%$16.45-12.8%+40.8%$16.88B$4.50B0.006,297Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeNews CoverageKGCKinross Gold3.8287 of 5 stars$11.27-1.3%$11.63+3.2%+127.5%$13.85B$4.24B18.476,600Analyst RevisionAGIAlamos Gold3.8395 of 5 stars$22.28-3.4%$26.06+17.0%+97.9%$9.37B$1.02B37.141,867Earnings ReportNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePAASPan American Silver3.3776 of 5 stars$24.43-2.6%$25.92+6.1%+96.7%$8.87B$2.32B-143.679,900Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementNews CoverageGap UpHMYHarmony Gold Mining2.3528 of 5 stars$11.43-4.3%$8.40-26.5%+108.8%$7.25B$3.31B0.0043,667Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownOROsisko Gold Royalties3.0232 of 5 stars$19.68-3.7%$23.00+16.9%+34.9%$3.67B$183.20M-93.7030Earnings ReportDividend CutAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageIAGIAMGOLD3.4779 of 5 stars$6.34-3.0%$6.57+3.5%+145.7%$3.62B$987.10M4.964,341Earnings ReportNews CoverageGap Down 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 Pan American Silver Competitors Harmony Gold Mining Competitors Osisko Gold Royalties Competitors IAMGOLD 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 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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