Endeavour Mining (EDV) Competitors

Kinross Gold (TSE:K) and Endeavour Mining (TSE:EDV) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, K or EDV?

Kinross Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Endeavour Mining. Endeavour Mining is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kinross Gold, 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
Kinross Gold	C$3.43B	5.36	C$522.52M	C$0.85	24.89
Endeavour Mining	C$1.61B	4.33	-C$239.30M	-C$2.00	-20.50

Does the media favor K or EDV?

In the previous week, Kinross Gold had 2 more articles in the media than Endeavour Mining. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Kinross Gold and 1 mentions for Endeavour Mining. Kinross Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.08 beat Endeavour Mining's score of 0.00 indicating that Kinross Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Kinross Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Endeavour Mining	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in K or EDV?

69.1% of Kinross Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.0% of Endeavour Mining shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Kinross Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.1% of Endeavour Mining shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is K or EDV a better dividend stock?

Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Endeavour Mining pays an annual dividend of C$1.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Kinross Gold pays out 18.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Endeavour Mining pays out -56.1% 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. Endeavour Mining is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, K or EDV?

Kinross Gold has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Endeavour Mining has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer K or EDV?

Kinross Gold currently has a consensus price target of C$20.75, indicating a potential downside of 1.84%. Endeavour Mining has a consensus price target of C$32.83, indicating a potential downside of 19.80%. Given Kinross Gold's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Kinross Gold is more favorable than Endeavour Mining.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinross Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Endeavour Mining	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25

Is K or EDV more profitable?

Kinross Gold has a net margin of 15.23% compared to Endeavour Mining's net margin of -14.83%. Kinross Gold's return on equity of 11.72% beat Endeavour Mining's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinross Gold	15.23%	11.72%	5.16%
Endeavour Mining	-14.83%	-11.19%	3.54%

Summary

Kinross Gold beats Endeavour Mining on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.