AngloGold Ashanti (AU) Competitors $23.83 -0.18 (-0.75%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends AU vs. AEM, FNV, GFI, KGC, PAAS, AGI, HMY, BTG, OR, and EGOShould you be buying AngloGold Ashanti stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AngloGold Ashanti include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Gold Fields (GFI), Kinross Gold (KGC), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), B2Gold (BTG), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), and Eldorado Gold (EGO). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. AngloGold Ashanti vs. Agnico Eagle Mines Franco-Nevada Gold Fields Kinross Gold Pan American Silver Alamos Gold Harmony Gold Mining B2Gold Osisko Gold Royalties Eldorado Gold Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals believe in 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 company 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. Which has stronger earnings & 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$6.63B5.81$1.94B$2.0038.38AngloGold Ashanti$4.58B2.18-$235MN/AN/A Is AEM or AU more profitable? Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 12.86% compared to AngloGold Ashanti's net margin of 0.00%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 8.88% beat AngloGold Ashanti's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agnico Eagle Mines12.86% 8.88% 6.06% AngloGold Ashanti N/A N/A N/A Which has more risk and volatility, AEM or AU? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.96, indicating 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 2.1%. AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 80.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEM or AU? Agnico Eagle Mines received 199 more outperform votes than AngloGold Ashanti when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.89% of users gave Agnico Eagle Mines an outperform vote while only 57.46% of users gave AngloGold Ashanti an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAgnico Eagle MinesOutperform Votes64657.89% Underperform Votes47042.11% AngloGold AshantiOutperform Votes44757.46% Underperform Votes33142.54% Does the media favor AEM or AU? In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 22 more articles in the media than AngloGold Ashanti. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 5 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat AngloGold Ashanti's score of 0.11 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agnico Eagle Mines 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AngloGold Ashanti 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer AEM or AU? Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus target price of $86.78, indicating a potential upside of 13.05%. AngloGold Ashanti has a consensus target price of $33.67, indicating a potential upside of 41.28%. Given AngloGold Ashanti's higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88AngloGold Ashanti 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.20 SummaryAgnico Eagle Mines beats AngloGold Ashanti on 16 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTILet’s be bluntLet me be blunt with you for just a second… You may think you know when and why stocks move, but you’re wrong… Most traders have no idea about the biggest secret Wall Street keeps — even though it’s hiding in plain sight. But once you’ve cracked this code… It could be the breakthrough you need to start targeting $100-$150 a day in the stock market (starting with just $1,000)! Check out the $100 Challenge 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$10.00B$3.55B$2.88B$19.83BDividend Yield1.83%2.01%5.15%3.50%P/E RatioN/A11.03112.1041.90Price / Sales2.187.90539,135.1820.68Price / CashN/A16.9923.6521.65Price / Book2.672.333.664.66Net Income-$235M$2.16M$149.87M$983.45M7 Day Performance-13.85%4.55%-3.53%-2.12%1 Month Performance-14.89%-10.86%-3.81%-0.47%1 Year Performance39.11%34.07%27.18%24.69% AngloGold Ashanti Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AUAngloGold Ashanti2.6349 of 5 stars$23.83-0.7%$33.67+41.3%+39.1%$10.00B$4.58B0.0012,227Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑AEMAgnico Eagle Mines4.3837 of 5 stars$75.99-1.5%N/A+57.6%$38.13B$6.63B38.0015,875Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsFNVFranco-Nevada3.4778 of 5 stars$113.24-1.5%N/A-5.8%$21.80B$1.22B-35.8440Short Interest ↑GFIGold Fields3.6517 of 5 stars$13.68-2.4%N/A+5.4%$12.24B$4.50B0.006,297Short Interest ↑KGCKinross Gold4.3128 of 5 stars$9.30-2.2%N/A+70.0%$11.68B$4.24B15.246,600Short Interest ↑PAASPan American Silver3.1861 of 5 stars$21.52-2.2%N/A+49.1%$7.81B$2.32B-126.589,900Analyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsAGIAlamos Gold4.7077 of 5 stars$17.77-0.9%N/A+35.1%$7.47B$1.02B29.621,867Short Interest ↑Analyst RevisionHMYHarmony Gold Mining2.2727 of 5 stars$9.04-2.1%N/A+58.6%$5.74B$3.31B0.0043,667Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpBTGB2Gold3.3433 of 5 stars$2.68-2.2%N/AN/A$3.52B$1.93B-4.796,150Analyst RevisionOROsisko Gold Royalties2.8949 of 5 stars$18.42-0.9%N/A+48.2%$3.44B$248.02M-87.7130EGOEldorado Gold3.6423 of 5 stars$15.36-0.1%N/A+36.8%$3.15B$1.01B11.464,700Short Interest ↑ Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors Franco-Nevada Competitors Gold Fields Competitors Kinross Gold Competitors Pan American Silver Competitors Alamos Gold Competitors Harmony Gold Mining Competitors B2Gold Competitors Osisko Gold Royalties Competitors Eldorado Gold 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 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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