Head-To-Head Review: RCF Acquisition (NYSE:RCFA) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM)

RCF Acquisition (NYSE:RCFA) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares RCF Acquisition and Agnico Eagle Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
RCF Acquisition	N/A	-37.34%	4.24%
Agnico Eagle Mines	8.44%	7.16%	4.88%

Volatility and Risk

RCF Acquisition has a beta of -0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

24.6% of RCF Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 19.9% of RCF Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares RCF Acquisition and Agnico Eagle Mines’ top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
RCF Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$4.74 million	N/A	N/A
Agnico Eagle Mines	$7.31 billion	5.35	$1.94 billion	$0.95	82.17

Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than RCF Acquisition.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for RCF Acquisition and Agnico Eagle Mines, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
RCF Acquisition	0	0	0	0	N/A
Agnico Eagle Mines	0	1	6	0	2.86

Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of $78.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.56%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than RCF Acquisition.

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats RCF Acquisition on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About RCF Acquisition

RCF Acquisition Corp. does not have significant operations. It focuses to target assets or businesses of scale across the critical minerals value chain that are poised to benefit over the long-term from the substantial market opportunity created by the global energy transition. The company was incorporated in 2021 and is based in Denver, Colorado.

About Agnico Eagle Mines

Agnico Eagle Mines Limited, a gold mining company, exploration, development, and production of precious metals. It explores for gold. The company's mines are located in Canada, Australia, Finland and Mexico, with exploration and development activities in Canada, Australia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States. Agnico Eagle Mines Limited was incorporated in 1953 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.