Financial Survey: Kinross Gold (KGC) versus The Competition

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Kinross Gold and its peers gross 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 peers. Kinross Gold is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

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

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.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

63.7% of Kinross Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Kinross Gold 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Kinross Gold and its peers’ 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%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Kinross Gold and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 presently has a consensus target price of $37.98, indicating 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 probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Kinross Gold is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

Kinross Gold beats its peers 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.