Eldorado Gold (ELD) Competitors

Eldorado Gold (TSE:ELD) and Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ELD or LUG?

80.5% of Eldorado Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Eldorado Gold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate ELD or LUG?

Eldorado Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$28.30, indicating a potential upside of 2.76%. Lundin Gold has a consensus target price of C$50.91, indicating a potential downside of 21.81%. Given Eldorado Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Eldorado Gold is more favorable than Lundin Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eldorado Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.50
Lundin Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Which has higher valuation & earnings, ELD or LUG?

Lundin Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Eldorado Gold. Eldorado Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Lundin 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
Eldorado Gold	C$835.96M	4.75	C$194.94M	C$1.92	14.34
Lundin Gold	C$730.61M	15.21	C$215.94M	C$1.78	36.55

Which has more risk & volatility, ELD or LUG?

Eldorado Gold has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ELD or LUG more profitable?

Lundin Gold has a net margin of 29.56% compared to Eldorado Gold's net margin of 23.32%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 29.88% beat Eldorado Gold's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eldorado Gold	23.32%	7.60%	3.27%
Lundin Gold	29.56%	29.88%	17.59%

Is ELD or LUG a better dividend stock?

Eldorado Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Lundin Gold pays an annual dividend of C$1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Eldorado Gold pays out 2.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lundin Gold pays out 60.1% 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.

Does the media prefer ELD or LUG?

In the previous week, Lundin Gold had 3 more articles in the media than Eldorado Gold. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lundin Gold and 3 mentions for Eldorado Gold. Lundin Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Eldorado Gold's score of 0.57 indicating that Lundin Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Eldorado Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Lundin Gold	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Lundin Gold beats Eldorado Gold on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.