KGC vs. AEM, WPM, FNV, GFI, AU, AGI, PAAS, HMY, OR, and BTG
Should you be buying Kinross Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kinross Gold include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), Gold Fields (GFI), AngloGold Ashanti (AU), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Harmony Gold Mining (HMY), OR Royalties (OR), and B2Gold (BTG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
Kinross Gold vs. Its Competitors
Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.
Kinross Gold has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 7 more articles in the media than Kinross Gold. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 18 mentions for Kinross Gold. Kinross Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of 0.88 indicating that Kinross Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Kinross Gold currently has a consensus price target of $17.00, suggesting a potential upside of 8.77%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $130.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.65%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Kinross Gold.
63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Kinross Gold pays out 12.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 34.0% 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.
Agnico Eagle Mines has a net margin of 26.48% compared to Kinross Gold's net margin of 21.74%. Kinross Gold's return on equity of 15.63% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.
Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Kinross Gold. Kinross Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agnico Eagle Mines, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Agnico Eagle Mines beats Kinross Gold on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:KGC) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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