Head-To-Head Review: Eldorado Gold (EGO) and The Competition

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

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Eldorado Gold and its rivals revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Eldorado Gold	$1.82 billion	$507.26 million	11.16
Eldorado Gold Competitors	$4.65 billion	$278.94 million	-45.05

Eldorado Gold’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Eldorado Gold. Eldorado Gold 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.

Dividends

Eldorado Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Eldorado Gold pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies pay a dividend yield of 10.5% and pay out 10.8% of their earnings in the form of a dividend.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.6% of Eldorado Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Eldorado 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for Eldorado Gold and its rivals, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Eldorado Gold	1	6	6	2	2.60
Eldorado Gold Competitors	6403	22590	32291	1796	2.47

Eldorado Gold currently has a consensus price target of $46.57, indicating a potential upside of 39.08%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 30.05%. Given Eldorado Gold’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Eldorado Gold is more favorable than its rivals.

Risk and Volatility

Eldorado Gold has a beta of 0.67, meaning that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Eldorado Gold’s rivals have a beta of 0.98, meaning that their average stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Eldorado Gold	31.67%	10.31%	6.74%
Eldorado Gold Competitors	-1,168,050,136,845,918,000.00%	-53.16%	-2.09%

Summary

Eldorado Gold beats its rivals on 10 of the 15 factors compared.

Eldorado Gold Company Profile

Eldorado Gold Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the mining, exploration, development, and sale of mineral products primarily in Turkey, Canada, Greece, and Romania. The company primarily produces gold, as well as silver, lead, and zinc. It holds a 100% interest in the Kisladag and Efemçukuru mines located in Turkey; Lamaque complex located in Canada; and Olympias, Stratoni, Skouries, Perama Hill, and Sapes gold mines located in Greece, as well as the 80.5% interest in Certej development projects located in Romania. The company was formerly known as Eldorado Corporation Ltd. and changed its name to Eldorado Gold Corporation in April 1996. Eldorado Gold Corporation was incorporated in 1996 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.