FR vs. AYA, MAG, SVM, DV, MYA, USA, KTN, SVE, IPT, and GPR
Should you be buying First Majestic Silver stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of First Majestic Silver include Aya Gold & Silver (AYA), MAG Silver (MAG), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), Dolly Varden Silver (DV), Maya Gold and Silver (MYA), Americas Silver (USA), Kootenay Silver (KTN), Silver One Resources (SVE), IMPACT Silver (IPT), and Great Panther Mining (GPR). These companies are all part of the "silver" industry.
First Majestic Silver (TSE:FR) and Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Aya Gold & Silver had 3 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Aya Gold & Silver and 0 mentions for First Majestic Silver. Aya Gold & Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that Aya Gold & Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
First Majestic Silver received 338 more outperform votes than Aya Gold & Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.71% of users gave Aya Gold & Silver an outperform vote while only 55.23% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote.
Aya Gold & Silver has a net margin of 5.05% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -9.18%. Aya Gold & Silver's return on equity of 0.72% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.
Aya Gold & Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver 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.
First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aya Gold & Silver has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its share price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First Majestic Silver currently has a consensus price target of C$7.33, indicating a potential downside of 24.86%. Aya Gold & Silver has a consensus price target of C$18.83, indicating a potential upside of ∞. Given Aya Gold & Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Aya Gold & Silver is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.
39.4% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.3% of Aya Gold & Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 2.3% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.6% of Aya Gold & Silver shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Aya Gold & Silver beats First Majestic Silver on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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