Perpetua Resources (PPTA) Competitors

Perpetua Resources (NASDAQ:PPTA) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) are both small-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PPTA or AG?

Perpetua Resources has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Majestic Silver. Perpetua Resources is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than First Majestic Silver, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Perpetua Resources	N/A	N/A	-$18.77M	-$0.21	-43.33
First Majestic Silver	$573.80M	3.39	-$135.11M	-$0.27	-23.89

Does the media prefer PPTA or AG?

In the previous week, First Majestic Silver had 12 more articles in the media than Perpetua Resources. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for First Majestic Silver and 6 mentions for Perpetua Resources. Perpetua Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat First Majestic Silver's score of 0.45 indicating that Perpetua Resources is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Perpetua Resources	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Majestic Silver	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in PPTA or AG?

70.1% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Perpetua Resources shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer PPTA or AG?

Perpetua Resources presently has a consensus target price of $14.13, indicating a potential upside of 55.22%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus target price of $7.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.28%. Given Perpetua Resources' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Perpetua Resources is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Perpetua Resources	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PPTA or AG?

First Majestic Silver received 419 more outperform votes than Perpetua Resources when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.86% of users gave Perpetua Resources an outperform vote while only 61.78% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Perpetua Resources	Outperform Votes 19 67.86%	Underperform Votes 9 32.14%
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 438 61.78%	Underperform Votes 271 38.22%

Which has more volatility & risk, PPTA or AG?

Perpetua Resources has a beta of 0.27, meaning that its stock price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PPTA or AG more profitable?

Perpetua Resources has a net margin of 0.00% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.89%. First Majestic Silver's return on equity of -4.19% beat Perpetua Resources' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Perpetua Resources	N/A	-18.43%	-16.08%
First Majestic Silver	-14.89%	-4.19%	-2.89%

Summary

Perpetua Resources beats First Majestic Silver on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.