Kinross Gold (KGC) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend KGC or RGLD?

Kinross Gold currently has a consensus price target of $18.20, indicating a potential upside of 12.35%. Royal Gold has a consensus price target of $192.13, indicating a potential upside of 25.87%. Given Royal Gold's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Royal Gold is more favorable than Kinross Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinross Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Royal Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Is KGC or RGLD more profitable?

Royal Gold has a net margin of 52.15% compared to Kinross Gold's net margin of 25.18%. Kinross Gold's return on equity of 20.04% beat Royal Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinross Gold	25.18%	20.04%	13.11%
Royal Gold	52.15%	12.48%	11.52%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, KGC or RGLD?

Kinross Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Royal Gold. Kinross Gold 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
Kinross Gold	$5.15B	3.83	$948.80M	$0.98	16.53
Royal Gold	$719.40M	13.97	$332.02M	$6.04	25.27

Is KGC or RGLD a better dividend stock?

Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Royal Gold pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Kinross Gold pays out 12.2% 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 raised its dividend for 25 consecutive years. Royal Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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

63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.7% of Royal Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Royal Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, KGC or RGLD?

Kinross Gold has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Royal Gold has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor KGC or RGLD?

In the previous week, Kinross Gold had 20 more articles in the media than Royal Gold. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Kinross Gold and 10 mentions for Royal Gold. Royal Gold's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Kinross Gold's score of 1.00 indicating that Royal Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinross Gold	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Royal Gold	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Kinross Gold and Royal Gold tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.