Coeur Mining (CDE) vs. Its Competitors Critical Contrast

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

Volatility & Risk

Coeur Mining has a beta of 1.46, suggesting that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Coeur Mining’s rivals have a beta of 1.05, suggesting that their average share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Coeur Mining and its rivals’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Coeur Mining	26.82%	11.03%	7.57%
Coeur Mining Competitors	-1,168,050,136,845,918,000.00%	-53.13%	-2.10%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Coeur Mining and its rivals revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Coeur Mining	$2.07 billion	$585.87 million	12.45
Coeur Mining Competitors	$4.65 billion	$278.94 million	-45.02

Coeur Mining’s rivals have higher revenue, but lower earnings than Coeur Mining. Coeur Mining 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings for Coeur Mining and its rivals, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Coeur Mining	0	3	8	1	2.83
Coeur Mining Competitors	6403	22589	32289	1796	2.47

Coeur Mining currently has a consensus price target of $26.06, suggesting a potential upside of 78.87%. As a group, “Metals & Mining” companies have a potential upside of 30.06%. Given Coeur Mining’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Coeur Mining is more favorable than its rivals.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

63.0% of Coeur Mining shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.8% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Coeur Mining shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.6% of shares of all “Metals & Mining” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Dividends

Coeur Mining pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Coeur Mining pays out 3.4% 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.

Summary

Coeur Mining beats its rivals on 12 of the 15 factors compared.

Coeur Mining Company Profile

Coeur Mining, Inc. explores for precious metals in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The company primarily explores for gold, silver, zinc, and lead properties. It markets and sells its concentrates to third-party customers, smelters, under off-take agreements. The company was formerly known as Coeur d'Alene Mines Corporation and changed its name to Coeur Mining, Inc. in May 2013. Coeur Mining, Inc. was incorporated in 1928 and is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.