FR vs. MAG, AYA, 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 MAG Silver (MAG), Aya Gold & Silver (AYA), 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 MAG Silver (TSE:MAG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking and earnings.
MAG Silver has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -9.18%. MAG Silver's return on equity of 11.97% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.
First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.33, meaning that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MAG Silver has a beta of 1.03, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500.
First Majestic Silver received 156 more outperform votes than MAG Silver when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.87% of users gave MAG Silver an outperform vote while only 55.23% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote.
MAG Silver has lower revenue, but higher earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MAG Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, MAG Silver had 7 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for MAG Silver and 0 mentions for First Majestic Silver. MAG Silver's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.00 indicating that MAG Silver is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
39.4% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.5% of MAG Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.3% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of MAG Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus target price of C$7.33, indicating a potential downside of 26.67%. MAG Silver has a consensus target price of C$20.94, indicating a potential upside of 13.89%. Given MAG Silver's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MAG Silver is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.
Summary
MAG Silver beats First Majestic Silver on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding FR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of TSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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