DRD vs. BTG, OR, IAG, AG, EGO, SBSW, SAND, FSM, SILV, and CGAU
Should you be buying DRDGOLD stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DRDGOLD include B2Gold (BTG), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IAG), First Majestic Silver (AG), Eldorado Gold (EGO), Sibanye Stillwater (SBSW), Sandstorm Gold (SAND), Fortuna Silver Mines (FSM), SilverCrest Metals (SILV), and Centerra Gold (CGAU). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
DRDGOLD vs.
B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) and DRDGOLD (NYSE:DRD) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and valuation.
DRDGOLD has higher revenue and earnings than B2Gold. B2Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DRDGOLD, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
B2Gold has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DRDGOLD has a beta of 1.09, suggesting that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.7% of DRDGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of DRDGOLD 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.
DRDGOLD has a net margin of 0.00% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. B2Gold's return on equity of 5.65% beat DRDGOLD's return on equity.
DRDGOLD received 186 more outperform votes than B2Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.57% of users gave DRDGOLD an outperform vote while only 30.00% of users gave B2Gold an outperform vote.
In the previous week, B2Gold had 4 more articles in the media than DRDGOLD. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for B2Gold and 4 mentions for DRDGOLD. B2Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat DRDGOLD's score of 0.34 indicating that B2Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.
B2Gold currently has a consensus price target of $4.12, indicating a potential upside of 42.94%. DRDGOLD has a consensus price target of $16.25, indicating a potential upside of 9.72%. Given B2Gold's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than DRDGOLD.
B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. DRDGOLD pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. B2Gold pays out -16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DRDGOLD pays out 19.0% 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.
Summary
B2Gold beats DRDGOLD on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:DRD) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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