Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) Competitors C$112.41 +1.07 (+0.96%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:17 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider Trades AEM vs. ABX, WPM, FNV, IAG, PAAS, AGI, YRI, OR, IMG, and EQXShould you be buying Agnico Eagle Mines stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Agnico Eagle Mines include Barrick Gold (ABX), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Franco-Nevada (FNV), iA Financial (IAG), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), Yamana Gold (YRI), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IMG), and Equinox Gold (EQX). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry. Agnico Eagle Mines vs. Barrick Gold Wheaton Precious Metals Franco-Nevada iA Financial Pan American Silver Alamos Gold 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 better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$7.31B7.70C$619.95MC$1.6070.26Barrick GoldC$11.83B3.29C$1.51BC$1.1918.67 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% Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AEM or ABX? Barrick Gold received 124 more outperform votes than Agnico Eagle Mines when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.25% 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 Votes62363.25% Underperform Votes36236.75% Does the media prefer AEM or ABX? In the previous week, Barrick Gold had 4 more articles in the media than Agnico Eagle Mines. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Barrick Gold and 2 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines. Agnico Eagle Mines' average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat Barrick Gold's score of 0.17 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 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Barrick Gold 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend AEM or ABX? Agnico Eagle Mines currently has a consensus target price of C$116.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.19%. Barrick Gold has a consensus target price of C$30.17, suggesting a potential upside of 35.76%. Given Barrick Gold's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in AEM or ABX? 70.9% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility & risk, AEM or ABX? Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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 1.9%. Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. SummaryBarrick Gold beats Agnico Eagle Mines on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowIt’s here. 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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 AEM vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAgnico Eagle MinesGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE ExchangeMarket CapC$56.32BC$1.44BC$2.81BC$6.05BDividend Yield1.91%5.89%5.22%5.43%P/E Ratio70.26162.10111.9826.16Price / Sales7.703,137.24782,614.331,327.99Price / Cash36.3921.6024.1482.04Price / Book2.814.483.393.07Net IncomeC$619.95MC$2.03MC$152.93MC$294.08M7 Day Performance-5.71%-2.33%-2.91%-2.47%1 Month Performance-3.73%-3.55%1.38%-0.78%1 Year Performance54.88%62.79%17.74%34.57% Agnico Eagle Mines Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AEMAgnico Eagle Mines1.2498 of 5 starsC$112.41+1.0%C$116.00+3.2%+55.5%C$56.32BC$7.31B70.2611,800High Trading VolumeABXBarrick Gold3.5293 of 5 starsC$23.50-1.7%C$31.00+31.9%-6.4%C$41.13BC$11.83B20.0821,300Analyst ForecastWPMWheaton Precious Metals3.1214 of 5 starsC$86.13-0.1%C$97.67+13.4%N/AC$39.07BC$1.13B49.8440Positive NewsFNVFranco-Nevada1.2185 of 5 starsC$171.01+0.5%C$190.80+11.6%+14.8%C$32.91BC$1.12B-40.5940Analyst RevisionNews CoverageIAGiA Financial1.8298 of 5 starsC$133.520.0%C$129.75-2.8%+45.9%C$12.70BC$8.42B17.885,360News CoveragePAASPan American Silver1.5544 of 5 starsC$31.75+0.4%C$44.25+39.4%+39.1%C$11.53BC$2.57B-56.4513,000AGIAlamos Gold1.6264 of 5 starsC$27.14-0.3%C$26.50-2.4%+43.6%C$11.39BC$1.12B40.042,400News CoverageYRIYamana GoldN/AC$7.89+0.1%N/AN/AC$7.59BC$1.81B-5.7211,600High Trading VolumeOROsisko Gold Royalties0.725 of 5 starsC$27.18+0.2%C$30.25+11.3%+35.8%C$5.06BC$252.83M-54.2430IMGIAMGOLD2.7101 of 5 starsC$7.60flatC$7.29-4.1%+113.8%C$4.33BC$1.25B23.755,360Analyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageEQXEquinox GoldN/AC$7.83-0.6%N/A+13.3%C$3.55BC$1.09B9.737,730 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABX Alternatives WPM Alternatives FNV Alternatives IAG Alternatives PAAS Alternatives AGI Alternatives YRI Alternatives OR Alternatives IMG Alternatives EQX 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:AEM) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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