Barrick Gold (ABX) Competitors C$24.86 +0.63 (+2.60%) (As of 11:53 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades ABX vs. AEM, WPM, FNV, IAG, AGI, PAAS, YRI, OR, IMG, and EQXShould you be buying Barrick Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Barrick Gold include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), iA Financial (IAG), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Yamana Gold (YRI), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IMG), and Equinox Gold (EQX). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Barrick Gold vs. Agnico Eagle Mines Wheaton Precious Metals Franco-Nevada iA Financial Alamos Gold Pan American Silver Yamana Gold Osisko Gold Royalties IAMGOLD Equinox Gold Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) and Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and community ranking. Which has better valuation and earnings, AEM or ABX? Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Agnico Eagle Mines. Barrick 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgnico Eagle MinesC$7.31B8.26C$619.95MC$1.6075.33Barrick GoldC$11.83B3.67C$1.51BC$1.1920.83 Does the media prefer AEM or ABX? In the previous week, Barrick Gold had 7 more articles in the media than Agnico Eagle Mines. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Barrick Gold and 3 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Barrick Gold's score of -0.01 indicating that Agnico Eagle Mines is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agnico Eagle Mines 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barrick Gold 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer AEM or ABX? Agnico Eagle Mines presently has a consensus price target of C$116.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.76%. Barrick Gold has a consensus price target of C$31.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.05%. Given Barrick Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than Agnico Eagle Mines.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agnico Eagle Mines 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.20Barrick Gold 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.80 Does the MarketBeat Community favor AEM or ABX? Barrick Gold received 123 more outperform votes than Agnico Eagle Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.21% of users gave Barrick Gold an outperform vote while only 60.41% of users gave Agnico Eagle Mines an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAgnico Eagle MinesOutperform Votes49960.41% Underperform Votes32739.59% Barrick GoldOutperform Votes62263.21% Underperform Votes36236.79% Is AEM or ABX a better dividend stock? Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$2.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 135.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Barrick Gold pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barrick Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is AEM or ABX more profitable? Barrick Gold has a net margin of 12.78% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 8.49%. Barrick Gold's return on equity of 7.20% beat Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agnico Eagle Mines8.49% 3.10% 3.80% Barrick Gold 12.78%7.20%4.00% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AEM or ABX? 70.9% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of Barrick Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, AEM or ABX? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its share price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBarrick Gold beats Agnico Eagle Mines on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Is Mocking Elon, But Wait Until They See This DemoElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. Get Barrick Gold News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ABX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ABX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBarrick GoldGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$43.38BC$1.44BC$2.80BC$5.29BDividend Yield1.95%5.79%5.22%5.69%P/E Ratio20.83162.80106.0527.95Price / Sales3.672,579.63583,388.221,473.72Price / Cash7.2320.9423.4181.81Price / Book1.844.653.503.68Net IncomeC$1.51B-C$2.56MC$146.42MC$277.40M7 Day Performance0.41%-0.48%1.22%2.06%1 Month Performance-6.80%-5.73%-2.36%4.37%1 Year Performance3.55%64.12%23.87%40.12% Barrick Gold Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ABXBarrick Gold3.6698 of 5 starsC$24.86+2.6%C$31.00+24.7%+1.2%C$43.51BC$11.83B20.8921,300Analyst ForecastAEMAgnico Eagle Mines1.6189 of 5 starsC$116.38-1.4%C$116.00-0.3%+58.6%C$58.31BC$7.31B73.7911,800Positive NewsWPMWheaton Precious Metals2.3917 of 5 starsC$86.23-1.0%C$97.67+13.3%N/AC$39.12BC$1.13B50.3640FNVFranco-Nevada2.2975 of 5 starsC$170.83-0.4%C$189.80+11.1%+11.7%C$32.87BC$1.12B-40.9140Analyst ForecastIAGiA Financial2.4358 of 5 starsC$133.790.0%C$129.75-3.0%+46.5%C$12.73BC$8.42B17.925,360AGIAlamos Gold1.5853 of 5 starsC$26.11-1.9%C$26.00-0.4%+29.6%C$10.96BC$1.12B38.322,400Analyst ForecastPAASPan American Silver1.766 of 5 starsC$29.83-4.0%C$44.25+48.3%+37.2%C$10.83BC$2.57B-55.4613,000YRIYamana GoldN/AN/AN/AN/AC$7.59BC$1.81B-5.7211,600High Trading VolumeOROsisko Gold Royalties1.4838 of 5 starsC$26.91-1.0%C$29.63+10.1%+34.7%C$5.01BC$252.83M-54.1030Analyst ForecastIMGIAMGOLD1.6035 of 5 starsC$7.64-1.0%C$7.29-4.6%+114.0%C$4.36BC$1.25B24.135,360News CoverageEQXEquinox GoldN/AC$7.73-2.9%N/A+2.9%C$3.51BC$1.09B9.837,730 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agnico Eagle Mines Alternatives Wheaton Precious Metals Alternatives Franco-Nevada Alternatives iA Financial Alternatives Alamos Gold Alternatives Pan American Silver Alternatives Yamana Gold Alternatives Osisko Gold Royalties Alternatives IAMGOLD Alternatives Equinox Gold Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (TSE:ABX) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredElon Musk’s chilling warning for humanityThe 'invasion' I've discovered has nothing to do with the border crisis. 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