Barrick Gold (NASDAQ:GOLD – Get Rating) is one of 107 public companies in the “Gold & silver ores” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Barrick Gold to related companies based on the strength of its earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and dividends.
Risk & Volatility
Barrick Gold has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barrick Gold’s competitors have a beta of 0.99, suggesting that their average share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Barrick Gold and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Barrick Gold | 3.92% | 4.12% | 2.84% |
| Barrick Gold Competitors | -25.46% | -2.24% | -1.11% |
Dividends
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for Barrick Gold and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Barrick Gold | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| Barrick Gold Competitors | 652 | 3086 | 3821 | 78 | 2.44 |
As a group, “Gold & silver ores” companies have a potential upside of 34.55%. Given Barrick Gold’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Barrick Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
56.8% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.2% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.6% of shares of all “Gold & silver ores” companies are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares Barrick Gold and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Barrick Gold | $11.01 billion | $432.00 million | 82.21 |
| Barrick Gold Competitors | $1.85 billion | -$14.19 million | -0.15 |
Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Barrick Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Summary
Barrick Gold beats its competitors on 8 of the 12 factors compared.
About Barrick Gold
Barrick Gold Corp. engages in the production and sale of gold, copper, and related activities. It also provides exploration and mining development. It operates through the following business segments: Carlin, Cortez, Turquoise Ridge, Pueblo Viejo, Loulo-Gounkoto, Kibali, Veladero, North Mara, Bulyanhulu, and Others. The Others segments includes Long Canyon, Phoenix, Nevada Gold Mines, Hemlo, Latin America and Asia Pacific, North Mara, Tongon, Buzwagi, and Africa and Middle East. The company was founded by Peter D. Munk in 1983 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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