B2Gold (BTG) Competitors

Gold Fields (NYSE:GFI) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Is GFI or BTG a better dividend stock?

Gold Fields pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. B2Gold pays out -28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, GFI or BTG?

Gold Fields has higher revenue and earnings than B2Gold.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gold Fields	$4.50B	3.04	$703.30M	N/A	N/A
B2Gold	$1.93B	1.63	$10.10M	-$0.56	-4.27

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GFI or BTG?

24.8% of Gold Fields shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 36.8% of Gold Fields shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor GFI or BTG?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 31 more articles in the media than Gold Fields. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for B2Gold and 8 mentions for Gold Fields. Gold Fields' average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat B2Gold's score of -0.05 indicating that Gold Fields is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gold Fields	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
B2Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	9 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in GFI or BTG?

Gold Fields received 185 more outperform votes than B2Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.50% of users gave Gold Fields an outperform vote while only 35.29% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gold Fields	Outperform Votes 191 53.50%	Underperform Votes 166 46.50%
B2Gold	Outperform Votes 6 35.29%	Underperform Votes 11 64.71%

Do analysts prefer GFI or BTG?

Gold Fields presently has a consensus price target of $16.45, suggesting a potential upside of 7.52%. B2Gold has a consensus price target of $4.02, suggesting a potential upside of 68.06%. Given B2Gold's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Gold Fields.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gold Fields	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is GFI or BTG more profitable?

Gold Fields has a net margin of 0.00% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -38.42%. B2Gold's return on equity of 7.53% beat Gold Fields' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gold Fields	N/A	N/A	N/A
B2Gold	-38.42%	7.53%	5.56%

Which has more volatility & risk, GFI or BTG?

Gold Fields has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gold Fields beats B2Gold on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.