Head to Head Contrast: Anglo American Platinum (OTCMKTS:AGPPF) and Barrick Gold (NASDAQ:GOLD)

Anglo American Platinum (OTCMKTS:AGPPF – Get Rating) and Barrick Gold (NASDAQ:GOLD – Get Rating) are both non-energy minerals companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

4.8% of Anglo American Platinum shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.8% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations for Anglo American Platinum and Barrick Gold, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Anglo American Platinum	0	0	0	0	N/A
Barrick Gold	0	0	0	0	N/A

Profitability

This table compares Anglo American Platinum and Barrick Gold’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Anglo American Platinum	N/A	N/A	N/A
Barrick Gold	3.92%	4.12%	2.84%

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Anglo American Platinum and Barrick Gold’s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Anglo American Platinum	N/A	N/A	N/A	($8.29)	-6.87
Barrick Gold	$11.01 billion	2.89	$432.00 million	$0.24	75.50

Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Anglo American Platinum. Anglo American Platinum is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Barrick Gold, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Barrick Gold beats Anglo American Platinum on 8 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Anglo American Platinum

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Anglo American Platinum Ltd. is a holding company, which engages in the supply of platinum group metals. The firm specializes in mined, recycled, and traded metal which include palladium, platinum, rhodium, ruthenium, iridium, and osmium. The company was founded on July 13, 1946 and is headquartered in Johannesburg, South Africa.

About Barrick Gold

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Barrick Gold Corp. engages in the production and sale of gold, copper, and related activities. It also provides exploration and mining development. It operates through the following business segments: Carlin, Cortez, Turquoise Ridge, Pueblo Viejo, Loulo-Gounkoto, Kibali, Veladero, North Mara, Bulyanhulu, and Others. The Others segments includes Long Canyon, Phoenix, Nevada Gold Mines, Hemlo, Latin America and Asia Pacific, North Mara, Tongon, Buzwagi, and Africa and Middle East. The company was founded by Peter D. Munk in 1983 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.