Sibanye Gold (SBGL) Competitors

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

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AU or SBGL?

Sibanye Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AngloGold Ashanti. Sibanye Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AngloGold Ashanti, 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
AngloGold Ashanti	$5.30B	1.89	-$235M	$3.20	7.47
Sibanye Gold	$5.04B	0.48	$4.50M	-$0.32	-11.28

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AU or SBGL?

36.1% of AngloGold Ashanti shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of Sibanye Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Sibanye Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AU or SBGL?

In the previous week, AngloGold Ashanti had 3 more articles in the media than Sibanye Gold. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for AngloGold Ashanti and 3 mentions for Sibanye Gold. AngloGold Ashanti's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Sibanye Gold's score of 0.00 indicating that AngloGold Ashanti is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AngloGold Ashanti	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Sibanye Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, AU or SBGL?

AngloGold Ashanti has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sibanye Gold has a beta of 0.29, indicating that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AU or SBGL more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AngloGold Ashanti	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sibanye Gold	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor AU or SBGL?

AngloGold Ashanti received 129 more outperform votes than Sibanye Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.49% of users gave AngloGold Ashanti an outperform vote while only 54.70% of users gave Sibanye Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AngloGold Ashanti	Outperform Votes 449 57.49%	Underperform Votes 332 42.51%
Sibanye Gold	Outperform Votes 320 54.70%	Underperform Votes 265 45.30%

Do analysts recommend AU or SBGL?

AngloGold Ashanti currently has a consensus price target of $31.75, indicating a potential upside of 32.85%. Given AngloGold Ashanti's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AngloGold Ashanti is more favorable than Sibanye Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AngloGold Ashanti	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Sibanye Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is AU or SBGL a better dividend stock?

AngloGold Ashanti pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Sibanye Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. AngloGold Ashanti pays out 13.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sibanye Gold pays out -106.3% 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. Sibanye Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

AngloGold Ashanti beats Sibanye Gold on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.