Lundin Gold (LUG) Competitors

Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) and Lundin Gold (TSE:LUG) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Is WPM or LUG a better dividend stock?

Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lundin Gold pays an annual dividend of C$1.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 43.7% 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.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WPM or LUG?

69.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.8% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.7% of Lundin Gold shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WPM or LUG?

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Lundin Gold. Lundin Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Wheaton Precious Metals, 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
Wheaton Precious Metals	C$851.18M	46.32	C$426.03M	C$1.92	64.69
Lundin Gold	C$730.61M	15.79	C$215.94M	C$1.78	37.93

Do analysts rate WPM or LUG?

Wheaton Precious Metals presently has a consensus target price of C$109.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.93%. Lundin Gold has a consensus target price of C$50.91, suggesting a potential downside of 24.66%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Lundin Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Wheaton Precious Metals	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	4 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.44
Lundin Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

Does the media favor WPM or LUG?

In the previous week, Lundin Gold had 6 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lundin Gold and 0 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Lundin Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Wheaton Precious Metals' score of 0.00 indicating that Lundin Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Wheaton Precious Metals	Neutral
Lundin Gold	Positive

Is WPM or LUG more profitable?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 50.05% compared to Lundin Gold's net margin of 29.56%. Lundin Gold's return on equity of 29.88% beat Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Wheaton Precious Metals	50.05%	8.56%	5.35%
Lundin Gold	29.56%	29.88%	17.59%

Which has more volatility and risk, WPM or LUG?

Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lundin Gold has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Lundin Gold on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.