EQX vs. IAG, AGI, PAAS, YRI, OR, IMG, AG, NVA, SKE, and NG
Should you be buying Equinox Gold stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Equinox Gold include iA Financial (IAG), Alamos Gold (AGI), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Yamana Gold (YRI), Osisko Gold Royalties (OR), IAMGOLD (IMG), First Majestic Silver (AG), NuVista Energy (NVA), Skeena Resources (SKE), and NovaGold Resources (NG). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.
Equinox Gold vs.
Equinox Gold (TSE:EQX) and iA Financial (TSE:IAG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, iA Financial had 15 more articles in the media than Equinox Gold. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for iA Financial and 3 mentions for Equinox Gold. iA Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Equinox Gold's score of 0.14 indicating that iA Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
iA Financial received 298 more outperform votes than Equinox Gold when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 50.08% of users gave iA Financial an outperform vote while only 40.00% of users gave Equinox Gold an outperform vote.
Equinox Gold has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, iA Financial has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.
iA Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Equinox Gold. Equinox Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than iA Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Equinox Gold has a net margin of 19.82% compared to iA Financial's net margin of 6.85%. iA Financial's return on equity of 13.73% beat Equinox Gold's return on equity.
iA Financial has a consensus price target of C$140.63, suggesting a potential upside of 8.80%. Given iA Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe iA Financial is more favorable than Equinox Gold.
63.4% of Equinox Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of iA Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Equinox Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of iA Financial shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
iA Financial beats Equinox Gold on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (TSE:EQX) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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