First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors

First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) and B2Gold (NYSE:BTG) are both mid-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AG or BTG?

27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.4% of B2Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of B2Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, AG or BTG?

B2Gold has higher revenue and earnings than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B2Gold, 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
First Majestic Silver	$703.06M	5.43	-$101.89M	-$0.29	-27.03
B2Gold	$1.97B	2.31	$10.10M	-$0.47	-7.32

Do analysts rate AG or BTG?

First Majestic Silver presently has a consensus price target of $9.63, indicating a potential upside of 22.77%. B2Gold has a consensus price target of $4.31, indicating a potential upside of 25.36%. Given B2Gold's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe B2Gold is more favorable than First Majestic Silver.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
B2Gold	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Which has more risk and volatility, AG or BTG?

First Majestic Silver has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B2Gold has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AG or BTG?

In the previous week, B2Gold had 1 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for B2Gold and 5 mentions for First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat B2Gold's score of 0.99 indicating that First Majestic Silver is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
First Majestic Silver	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
B2Gold	5 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AG or BTG more profitable?

First Majestic Silver has a net margin of -12.32% compared to B2Gold's net margin of -33.12%. B2Gold's return on equity of 5.65% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
First Majestic Silver	-12.32%	-0.14%	-0.10%
B2Gold	-33.12%	5.65%	4.06%

Is AG or BTG a better dividend stock?

First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. B2Gold pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. First Majestic Silver pays out -3.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B2Gold pays out -17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. B2Gold is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

B2Gold beats First Majestic Silver on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.