FNV vs. WPM, ABX, AEM, TNX, K, PAAS, AGI, NGT, TECK.B, and NTR
Should you be buying Franco-Nevada stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Franco-Nevada include Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), TRX Gold (TNX), Kinross Gold (K), Pan American Silver (PAAS), Alamos Gold (AGI), Newmont (NGT), Teck Resources (TECK.B), and Nutrien (NTR). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.
Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 52.92% compared to Franco-Nevada's net margin of -39.96%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 7.85% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.
In the previous week, Franco-Nevada had 10 more articles in the media than Wheaton Precious Metals. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Franco-Nevada and 5 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.24 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.78 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Franco-Nevada received 304 more outperform votes than Wheaton Precious Metals when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 47.74% of users gave Franco-Nevada an outperform vote while only 37.50% of users gave Wheaton Precious Metals an outperform vote.
Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus price target of C$191.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.38%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of C$81.50, indicating a potential upside of 11.46%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.
83.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.5% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Franco-Nevada pays out -57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 52.1% 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.
Wheaton Precious Metals has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Franco-Nevada. Franco-Nevada 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.
Summary
Wheaton Precious Metals beats Franco-Nevada on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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