Iamgold (IAG) Competitors

Royal Gold (NASDAQ:RGLD) and Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is RGLD or IAG more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Iamgold's net margin of 45.42%. Royal Gold's return on equity of 12.48% beat Iamgold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Royal Gold	52.15%	12.48%	11.52%
Iamgold	45.42%	9.26%	5.59%

Is RGLD or IAG a better dividend stock?

Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Iamgold pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Iamgold pays out 17.7% 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. Royal Gold has raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Iamgold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RGLD or IAG?

Iamgold has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Iamgold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Royal Gold, 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
Royal Gold	$719.40M	13.97	$332.02M	$6.04	25.27
Iamgold	$1.77B	2.22	$819.60M	$1.41	4.86

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RGLD or IAG?

83.7% of Royal Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.1% of Iamgold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Iamgold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor RGLD or IAG?

In the previous week, Royal Gold and Royal Gold both had 9 articles in the media. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat Iamgold's score of 0.36 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Royal Gold	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Iamgold	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend RGLD or IAG?

Royal Gold presently has a consensus price target of $192.13, suggesting a potential upside of 25.87%. Iamgold has a consensus price target of $8.53, suggesting a potential upside of 24.53%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Iamgold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Iamgold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Which has more risk & volatility, RGLD or IAG?

Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iamgold has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Royal Gold beats Iamgold on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.