Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) and Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) Head-To-Head Review

Aya Gold & Silver (NASDAQ:AYA) and Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) are both materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and Agnico Eagle Mines”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aya Gold & Silver	$202.10 million	20.60	$45.56 million	$0.56	51.62
Agnico Eagle Mines	$11.91 billion	8.72	$4.46 billion	$11.69	17.51

Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Aya Gold & Silver. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aya Gold & Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Aya Gold & Silver and Agnico Eagle Mines’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aya Gold & Silver	32.92%	25.49%	17.70%
Agnico Eagle Mines	40.44%	22.04%	16.22%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

68.3% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares 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 Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Aya Gold & Silver and Agnico Eagle Mines, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Aya Gold & Silver	0	1	1	2	3.25
Agnico Eagle Mines	1	4	12	0	2.65

Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus target price of $226.00, suggesting a potential upside of 10.38%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Aya Gold & Silver.

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Aya Gold & Silver on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Aya Gold & Silver

Aya Gold & Silver Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the exploration, evaluation and development of precious metals projects principally in Morocco. The company primarily explores for gold and silver deposits. Its flagship project holds Zgounder property. Aya Gold & Silver Inc. is based in Mount Royal, Canada.

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.