IAMGOLD (IAG) Competitors

IAMGOLD (NYSE:IAG) and Alamos Gold (NYSE:AGI) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IAG or AGI?

Alamos Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than IAMGOLD. IAMGOLD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alamos 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
IAMGOLD	$1.63B	2.55	$94.30M	$1.45	5.02
Alamos Gold	$1.35B	9.17	$284.30M	$0.69	42.57

Do analysts prefer IAG or AGI?

IAMGOLD currently has a consensus target price of $7.57, suggesting a potential upside of 3.94%. Alamos Gold has a consensus target price of $30.38, suggesting a potential upside of 3.42%. Given IAMGOLD's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe IAMGOLD is more favorable than Alamos Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IAMGOLD	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89
Alamos Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is IAG or AGI more profitable?

IAMGOLD has a net margin of 50.19% compared to Alamos Gold's net margin of 21.11%. IAMGOLD's return on equity of 10.64% beat Alamos Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IAMGOLD	50.19%	10.64%	5.83%
Alamos Gold	21.11%	10.05%	7.01%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IAG or AGI?

47.1% of IAMGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.3% of Alamos Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of IAMGOLD shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Alamos Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to IAG or AGI?

In the previous week, Alamos Gold had 5 more articles in the media than IAMGOLD. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Alamos Gold and 13 mentions for IAMGOLD. IAMGOLD's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Alamos Gold's score of 0.80 indicating that IAMGOLD is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IAMGOLD	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alamos Gold	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IAG or AGI?

IAMGOLD received 207 more outperform votes than Alamos Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.58% of users gave Alamos Gold an outperform vote while only 55.42% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IAMGOLD	Outperform Votes 624 55.42%	Underperform Votes 502 44.58%
Alamos Gold	Outperform Votes 417 56.58%	Underperform Votes 320 43.42%

Which has more volatility & risk, IAG or AGI?

IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.52, suggesting that its share price is 52% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alamos Gold has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IAG or AGI a better dividend stock?

IAMGOLD pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Alamos Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. IAMGOLD pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamos Gold pays out 14.5% 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.

Summary

IAMGOLD beats Alamos Gold on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.