Based on the aggregated intelligence of 180,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, gold mining giant Barrick Gold (GOLD 1.64%) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Barrick and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Barrick facts
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Headquarters (founded) |
Toronto (1983) |
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Market Cap |
$35.6 billion |
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Industry |
Gold |
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Trailing-12-Month Revenue |
$14.2 billion |
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Management |
President/CEO Jamie Sokalsky Vice President/CFO Ammar Al-Joundi |
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Return on Equity (average, past 3 years) |
16.4% |
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Cash/Debt |
$2.5 billion / $13.9 billion |
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Dividend Yield |
2.3% |
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Competitors |
AngloGold Ashanti (AU 0.36%) Newmont Mining (NEM 0.67%) Rio Tinto (RIO -0.83%) |
Sources: S&P Capital IQ and Motley Fool CAPS.
On CAPS, 95% of the 2,166 members who have rated Barrick believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward.
Just last month, one of those Fools, greenb95, succinctly summed up the Barrick bull case for our community:
Lower P/E ratio than most other gold miners. 23% profit margin. Nice earnings growth (and expecting $5 EPS in '13). Healthy dividend to boot! Mr. Market's been rejecting this ... but its numbers look like pure gold to me. Based in Canada with worldwide operations.
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