Pan American Silver (PAAS) Competitors

Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX) and Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media favor ABX or PAAS?

In the previous week, Barrick Gold had 5 more articles in the media than Pan American Silver. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Barrick Gold and 1 mentions for Pan American Silver. Barrick Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.17 beat Pan American Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that Barrick Gold is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barrick Gold	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pan American Silver	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate ABX or PAAS?

Barrick Gold presently has a consensus target price of C$30.17, indicating a potential upside of 35.76%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of C$44.25, indicating a potential upside of 49.75%. Given Pan American Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Barrick Gold.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Barrick Gold	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82
Pan American Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ABX or PAAS?

Barrick Gold received 362 more outperform votes than Pan American Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.44% of users gave Pan American Silver an outperform vote while only 63.25% of users gave Barrick Gold an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Barrick Gold	Outperform Votes 623 63.25%	Underperform Votes 362 36.75%
Pan American Silver	Outperform Votes 261 67.44%	Underperform Votes 126 32.56%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ABX or PAAS?

Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Pan American Silver. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrick 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
Barrick Gold	C$11.83B	3.29	C$1.51B	C$1.19	18.67
Pan American Silver	C$2.57B	4.17	-C$140.50M	-C$0.56	-52.77

Is ABX or PAAS more profitable?

Barrick Gold has a net margin of 12.78% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of -5.46%. Barrick Gold's return on equity of 7.20% beat Pan American Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barrick Gold	12.78%	7.20%	4.00%
Pan American Silver	-5.46%	-2.80%	0.43%

Which has more volatility and risk, ABX or PAAS?

Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.48, meaning that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ABX or PAAS?

62.2% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.0% of Pan American Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ABX or PAAS a better dividend stock?

Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Barrick Gold pays out 45.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out -96.4% 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.

Summary

Barrick Gold beats Pan American Silver on 15 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.