Kinross Gold (KGC) vs. The Competition Financial Survey

Kinross Gold (NYSE:KGC) is one of 1,984 public companies in the “Metals & Mining” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare Kinross Gold to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Profitability

This table compares Kinross Gold and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Kinross Gold	37.62%	32.84%	23.49%
Kinross Gold Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.89%	-2.06%

Risk & Volatility

Kinross Gold has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kinross Gold’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, meaning that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Kinross Gold and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Kinross Gold	0	2	14	1	2.94
Kinross Gold Competitors	6424	22628	32349	1801	2.47

Kinross Gold currently has a consensus target price of $37.98, suggesting a potential upside of 82.90%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 29.85%. Given Kinross Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Kinross Gold is more favorable than its competitors.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Kinross Gold and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Kinross Gold	$7.05 billion	$2.39 billion	7.84
Kinross Gold Competitors	$4.65 billion	$278.26 million	-26.24

Kinross Gold has higher revenue and earnings than its competitors. Kinross 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.

Dividends

Kinross Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Kinross Gold pays out 6.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.4% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Kinross Gold beats its competitors on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

Kinross Gold Company Profile

Kinross Gold Corporation is a Toronto-based gold mining company engaged in the exploration, development and operation of gold mines. Its principal product is gold, with silver also produced at some operations. The company operates mines in the United States, Brazil, Chile and Mauritania. Its activities span the mining process, from identifying and developing mineral deposits to extracting and processing ore. Founded in 1993, Kinross has grown through acquisitions and the development of mining projects across the Americas and West Africa.