AGF Management (AGF.B) Competitors

SSR Mining (TSE:SSRM) and AGF Management (TSE:AGF.B) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSRM or AGF.B?

SSR Mining received 29 more outperform votes than AGF Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.31% of users gave SSR Mining an outperform vote while only 35.98% of users gave AGF Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SSR Mining	Outperform Votes 210 67.31%	Underperform Votes 102 32.69%
AGF Management	Outperform Votes 181 35.98%	Underperform Votes 322 64.02%

Which has more risk and volatility, SSRM or AGF.B?

SSR Mining has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AGF Management has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SSRM or AGF.B more profitable?

AGF Management has a net margin of 16.58% compared to SSR Mining's net margin of -44.13%. AGF Management's return on equity of 7.64% beat SSR Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SSR Mining	-44.13%	-15.34%	-1.42%
AGF Management	16.58%	7.64%	5.20%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SSRM or AGF.B?

AGF Management has lower revenue, but higher earnings than SSR Mining. SSR Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AGF Management, 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
SSR Mining	C$774.50M	2.68	-C$341.77M	-C$3.40	-4.28
AGF Management	C$517.16M	1.41	C$85.73M	C$1.28	8.91

Do analysts prefer SSRM or AGF.B?

SSR Mining currently has a consensus target price of C$8.58, indicating a potential downside of 41.13%. AGF Management has a consensus target price of C$12.46, indicating a potential upside of 9.34%. Given AGF Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AGF Management is more favorable than SSR Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SSR Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
AGF Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SSRM or AGF.B?

74.7% of SSR Mining shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.9% of AGF Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of SSR Mining shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.7% of AGF Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SSRM or AGF.B a better dividend stock?

SSR Mining pays an annual dividend of C$0.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. AGF Management pays an annual dividend of C$0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. SSR Mining pays out -11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AGF Management pays out 35.9% 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.

Does the media favor SSRM or AGF.B?

In the previous week, SSR Mining had 2 more articles in the media than AGF Management. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for SSR Mining and 6 mentions for AGF Management. AGF Management's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat SSR Mining's score of 0.49 indicating that AGF Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SSR Mining	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AGF Management	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

AGF Management beats SSR Mining on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.