IAMGOLD (IAG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor KGC or IAG?

IAMGOLD received 30 more outperform votes than Kinross Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 57.83% of users gave Kinross Gold an outperform vote while only 55.60% of users gave IAMGOLD an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Kinross Gold	Outperform Votes 591 57.83%	Underperform Votes 431 42.17%
IAMGOLD	Outperform Votes 621 55.60%	Underperform Votes 496 44.40%

Is KGC or IAG more profitable?

IAMGOLD has a net margin of 49.56% compared to Kinross Gold's net margin of 15.23%. Kinross Gold's return on equity of 11.49% beat IAMGOLD's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinross Gold	15.23%	11.49%	6.95%
IAMGOLD	49.56%	10.01%	5.37%

Which has more risk and volatility, KGC or IAG?

Kinross Gold has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IAMGOLD has a beta of 1.56, meaning that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to KGC or IAG?

In the previous week, IAMGOLD had 31 more articles in the media than Kinross Gold. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for IAMGOLD and 12 mentions for Kinross Gold. Kinross Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat IAMGOLD's score of 0.44 indicating that Kinross Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinross Gold	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IAMGOLD	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in KGC or IAG?

63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.1% of IAMGOLD shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of IAMGOLD shares are held by company 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, KGC or IAG?

Kinross Gold has higher revenue and earnings than IAMGOLD. IAMGOLD is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinross 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
Kinross Gold	$4.85B	2.61	$416.30M	$0.61	16.89
IAMGOLD	$987.10M	3.24	$94.30M	$1.28	4.37

Do analysts rate KGC or IAG?

Kinross Gold currently has a consensus target price of $11.13, indicating a potential upside of 7.96%. IAMGOLD has a consensus target price of $6.57, indicating a potential upside of 17.37%. Given IAMGOLD's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IAMGOLD is more favorable than Kinross Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinross Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
IAMGOLD	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Kinross Gold and IAMGOLD tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.