Iamgold (IAG) Competitors

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

Is IAG or RGLD 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
Iamgold	45.42%	9.26%	5.59%
Royal Gold	52.15%	12.48%	11.52%

Is IAG or RGLD a better dividend stock?

Iamgold pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Iamgold pays out 17.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Royal Gold pays out 29.8% 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 increased its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Iamgold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to IAG or RGLD?

In the previous week, Royal Gold had 8 more articles in the media than Iamgold. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Royal Gold and 9 mentions for Iamgold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Iamgold's score of 0.79 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Iamgold	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Gold	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

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

Do analysts recommend IAG or RGLD?

Iamgold currently has a consensus price target of $8.29, suggesting a potential upside of 10.53%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $192.13, suggesting a potential upside of 14.20%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Iamgold.

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
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63

Which has more volatility and risk, IAG or RGLD?

Iamgold has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, IAG or RGLD?

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
Iamgold	$1.77B	2.44	$819.60M	$1.41	5.32
Royal Gold	$719.40M	15.39	$332.02M	$6.04	27.85

Summary

Royal Gold beats Iamgold on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.