Analyzing Iamgold (IAG) & The Competition

Iamgold (NYSE:IAG) 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 Iamgold to similar businesses based on the strength of its dividends, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

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

Profitability

This table compares Iamgold and its competitors’ 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%

Volatility and Risk

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

Analyst Recommendations

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

	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 currently has a consensus target price of $22.71, suggesting 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, research analysts clearly believe Iamgold is more favorable than its competitors.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Iamgold and its competitors 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 competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Iamgold. Iamgold 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

Iamgold beats its competitors 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.