Iamgold (IAG) and Its Rivals Financial Survey

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) is one of 1,984 publicly-traded companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its rivals? We will compare Iamgold to similar companies based on the strength of its earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

Risk & Volatility

Iamgold has a beta of 1.39, indicating that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iamgold’s rivals have a beta of 0.96, indicating that their average stock price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

47.1% of Iamgold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.9% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Iamgold shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Iamgold and its rivals top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Iamgold	$2.85 billion	$664.40 million	8.00
Iamgold Competitors	$4.80 billion	$279.47 million	-26.35

Iamgold’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Iamgold. Iamgold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its rivals, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Iamgold and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Iamgold	1	2	6	1	2.70
Iamgold Competitors	6414	22620	32331	1801	2.47

Iamgold presently has a consensus price target of $22.71, indicating a potential upside of 25.70%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 24.52%. Given Iamgold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Iamgold is more favorable than its rivals.

Profitability

This table compares Iamgold and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Iamgold	34.29%	28.65%	21.26%
Iamgold Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.87%	-2.06%

Summary

Iamgold beats its rivals on 11 of the 13 factors compared.

Iamgold Company Profile

IAMGOLD Corporation is a Canadian gold mining company that explores for, develops and operates mineral properties. Its business is focused primarily on producing gold, with operations in Canada and Burkina Faso. The company’s assets include the Côté Gold mine in Ontario, the Westwood mine in Quebec and the Essakane mine in Burkina Faso. IAMGOLD also conducts exploration and development work to support its operating mines and assess potential mineral resources. Founded in 1990, IAMGOLD has built a portfolio spanning North America and West Africa.