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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Which has higher 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	2.53	$2.14B	$1.23	15.43
Newmont	$18.68B	2.85	-$2.49B	$2.93	16.11

Do analysts rate GOLD or NEM?

Barrick Gold presently has a consensus price target of $23.75, suggesting a potential upside of 25.13%. Newmont has a consensus price target of $53.16, suggesting a potential upside of 12.64%. 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)	5 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.69
Newmont	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.61

Does the media refer more to GOLD or NEM?

In the previous week, Newmont had 8 more articles in the media than Barrick Gold. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Newmont and 34 mentions for Barrick Gold. Barrick Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Newmont's score of 0.41 indicating that Barrick Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Gold	17 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Newmont	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GOLD or NEM?

62.8% of Barrick Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.8% of Newmont shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Newmont shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 2.1%. Newmont pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOLD or NEM?

Newmont received 130 more outperform votes than Barrick Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.25% of users gave Newmont an outperform vote while only 56.86% of users gave Barrick Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barrick Gold	Outperform Votes 796 56.86%	Underperform Votes 604 43.14%
Newmont	Outperform Votes 926 63.25%	Underperform Votes 538 36.75%

Which has more risk & volatility, GOLD or NEM?

Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% 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.

Summary

Newmont beats Barrick Gold on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.