First Majestic Silver (AG) Competitors

Osisko Gold Royalties (NYSE:OR) and First Majestic Silver (NYSE:AG) are both basic materials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in OR or AG?

68.5% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.2% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Osisko Gold Royalties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of First Majestic Silver shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer OR or AG?

In the previous week, Osisko Gold Royalties had 6 more articles in the media than First Majestic Silver. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Osisko Gold Royalties and 19 mentions for First Majestic Silver. Osisko Gold Royalties' average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat First Majestic Silver's score of -0.02 indicating that Osisko Gold Royalties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Osisko Gold Royalties	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	11 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
First Majestic Silver	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OR or AG?

First Majestic Silver received 194 more outperform votes than Osisko Gold Royalties when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.80% of users gave First Majestic Silver an outperform vote while only 56.81% of users gave Osisko Gold Royalties an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Osisko Gold Royalties	Outperform Votes 246 56.81%	Underperform Votes 187 43.19%
First Majestic Silver	Outperform Votes 440 61.80%	Underperform Votes 272 38.20%

Do analysts recommend OR or AG?

Osisko Gold Royalties currently has a consensus price target of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.49%. First Majestic Silver has a consensus price target of $8.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.26%. Given First Majestic Silver's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe First Majestic Silver is more favorable than Osisko Gold Royalties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Osisko Gold Royalties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
First Majestic Silver	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is OR or AG a better dividend stock?

Osisko Gold Royalties pays an annual dividend of $0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. First Majestic Silver pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Osisko Gold Royalties pays out 200.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. First Majestic Silver pays out -7.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, OR or AG?

Osisko Gold Royalties has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, First Majestic Silver has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OR or AG?

Osisko Gold Royalties has higher earnings, but lower revenue than First Majestic Silver. First Majestic Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Osisko Gold Royalties, 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
Osisko Gold Royalties	$191.16M	18.05	-$35.81M	$0.09	205.28
First Majestic Silver	$573.80M	3.08	-$135.11M	-$0.27	-20.95

Is OR or AG more profitable?

Osisko Gold Royalties has a net margin of 8.50% compared to First Majestic Silver's net margin of -14.89%. Osisko Gold Royalties' return on equity of 7.94% beat First Majestic Silver's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Osisko Gold Royalties	8.50%	7.94%	6.94%
First Majestic Silver	-14.89%	-4.19%	-2.89%

Summary

Osisko Gold Royalties beats First Majestic Silver on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.