B2Gold (BTG) Competitors

B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Do analysts recommend BTG or AEM?

B2Gold presently has a consensus target price of $4.31, indicating a potential upside of 25.36%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus target price of $136.90, indicating a potential upside of 9.34%. Given B2Gold's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38
Agnico Eagle Mines	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	5 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.21

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BTG or AEM?

Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than B2Gold. B2Gold 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
B2Gold	$1.97B	2.31	$10.10M	-$0.47	-7.32
Agnico Eagle Mines	$8.29B	7.60	$1.90B	$4.70	26.64

Is BTG or AEM more profitable?

Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 30.63% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 13.79% beat B2Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%
Agnico Eagle Mines	30.63%	13.79%	9.66%

Which has more volatility and risk, BTG or AEM?

B2Gold has a beta of 0.45, suggesting that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BTG or AEM a better dividend stock?

B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. B2Gold pays out -17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% 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. B2Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BTG or AEM?

61.4% of B2Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BTG or AEM?

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 27 more articles in the media than B2Gold. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 6 mentions for B2Gold. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat B2Gold's score of 0.99 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
B2Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agnico Eagle Mines	18 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats B2Gold on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.