Analyzing Centerra Gold (CGAU) and Its Competitors

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

55.4% of Centerra Gold shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Centerra Gold shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by 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.

Volatility and Risk

Centerra Gold has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerra Gold’s competitors have a beta of 0.96, suggesting that their average share price is 4% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Centerra Gold and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Centerra Gold	0	1	4	0	2.80
Centerra Gold Competitors	6424	22627	32348	1801	2.47

Centerra Gold currently has a consensus price target of $21.00, indicating a potential upside of 2.90%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 29.70%. Given Centerra Gold’s competitors higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Centerra Gold has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Centerra Gold and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Centerra Gold	$1.38 billion	$583.99 million	9.49
Centerra Gold Competitors	$4.65 billion	$278.26 million	-26.20

Centerra Gold’s competitors have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Centerra Gold. Centerra Gold 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.

Dividends

Centerra Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Centerra Gold pays out 9.3% 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.

Profitability

This table compares Centerra Gold and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Centerra Gold	23.67%	15.10%	10.45%
Centerra Gold Competitors	-1,161,736,352,322,426,600.00%	-52.89%	-2.06%

Summary

Centerra Gold beats its competitors on 9 of the 15 factors compared.

Centerra Gold Company Profile

Centerra Gold Inc. is a Canadian mining company that acquires, explores, develops, and operates mineral properties, with a focus on gold and copper. Its principal producing assets include the Mount Milligan copper-gold mine in British Columbia, Canada, and the Öksüt gold mine in Türkiye. The company also owns the Thompson Creek molybdenum mine in Idaho, which is on care and maintenance, and the Langeloth metallurgical facility in Pennsylvania. These assets give Centerra exposure to both precious and industrial metals.