Barrick Gold (GOLD) Competitors

Barrick Gold (NYSE:GOLD) and Newmont (NYSE:NEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GOLD or NEM?

Barrick Gold has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Newmont. Barrick Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Newmont, 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
Barrick Gold	$12.92B	2.74	$2.14B	$1.23	16.74
Newmont	$18.68B	3.31	-$2.49B	$2.93	18.70

Does the media refer more to GOLD or NEM?

In the previous week, Newmont had 13 more articles in the media than Barrick Gold. MarketBeat recorded 47 mentions for Newmont and 34 mentions for Barrick Gold. Newmont's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Barrick Gold's score of 0.67 indicating that Newmont is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Gold	15 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newmont	35 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GOLD or NEM?

62.8% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Newmont shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer GOLD or NEM?

Barrick Gold currently has a consensus price target of $24.04, suggesting a potential upside of 16.74%. Newmont has a consensus price target of $54.55, suggesting a potential downside of 0.44%. Given Barrick Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than Newmont.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Newmont	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOLD or NEM?

Newmont received 127 more outperform votes than Barrick Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.22% of users gave Newmont an outperform vote while only 56.93% of users gave Barrick Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barrick Gold	Outperform Votes 801 56.93%	Underperform Votes 606 43.07%
Newmont	Outperform Votes 928 63.22%	Underperform Votes 540 36.78%

Is GOLD or NEM a better dividend stock?

Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Barrick Gold pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Newmont pays out 34.1% 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. Barrick Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more volatility and risk, GOLD or NEM?

Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Newmont has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GOLD or NEM more profitable?

Newmont has a net margin of 17.92% compared to Barrick Gold's net margin of 16.59%. Newmont's return on equity of 13.52% beat Barrick Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Gold	16.59%	6.76%	4.73%
Newmont	17.92%	13.52%	7.16%

Summary

Newmont beats Barrick Gold on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.