AYA vs. MAG, SVM, FR, KNT, CG, LIF, CFP, SEA, DPM, and TXG
Should you be buying Aya Gold & Silver stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Aya Gold & Silver include MAG Silver (MAG), Silvercorp Metals (SVM), First Majestic Silver (FR), K92 Mining (KNT), Centerra Gold (CG), Labrador Iron Ore Royalty (LIF), Canfor (CFP), Seabridge Gold (SEA), Dundee Precious Metals (DPM), and Torex Gold Resources (TXG). These companies are all part of the "basic materials" sector.
Aya Gold & Silver (TSE:AYA) and MAG Silver (TSE:MAG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.
42.3% of Aya Gold & Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.9% of MAG Silver shares are held by institutional investors. 12.6% of Aya Gold & Silver shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MAG Silver shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, MAG Silver had 10 more articles in the media than Aya Gold & Silver. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for MAG Silver and 24 mentions for Aya Gold & Silver. MAG Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Aya Gold & Silver's score of 0.55 indicating that MAG Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
MAG Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Aya Gold & Silver. MAG 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.
Aya Gold & Silver has a beta of 1.34, meaning that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAG Silver has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Aya Gold & Silver presently has a consensus price target of C$16.92, indicating a potential upside of 9.28%. MAG Silver has a consensus price target of C$20.17, indicating a potential upside of 5.42%. Given Aya Gold & Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Aya Gold & Silver is more favorable than MAG Silver.
Aya Gold & Silver has a net margin of 12.85% compared to MAG Silver's net margin of 0.00%. MAG Silver's return on equity of 10.71% beat Aya Gold & Silver's return on equity.
MAG Silver received 183 more outperform votes than Aya Gold & Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.40% of users gave Aya Gold & Silver an outperform vote while only 55.90% of users gave MAG Silver an outperform vote.
Summary
Aya Gold & Silver beats MAG Silver on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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